H "atich" and "haitch" - please explain!

[coppit]

So, the letter H...

"aitch" and "haitch" - are both correct (so you just pronounce it how you like) or is "haitch" actually incorrect.

Thanks!

aitch is correct

aitch is correct

it's aitch

haitch is definitely incorrect.

I did think aitch was correct, but millions of people (including DH ) say haitch. Why??

it's aitch - it's even in the dictionary

people say haitch because they're wrong

ds2 says haitch (arrrghhh) because his teacher says haitch

it makes me cringe every single bloody time ....

haitch is unspeakable

I once had to ditch a boyfriend because he said haitch

Was the only thing to do

Of course I said it was me and not him

WIBU?

So long as you told him that of course you could still be friends.

No, you took the only sensible option.

People say haitch because they're hignorant of the fact that it's wrong.

There is a corner of this ( once) great land where a lowly teacher forces educates children to mend their ways. God, it's hard work.

E was heducated though. E went to Cambridge.

i say haitch

Not fully heducated in pronunciation though.

Bet he was a scientist. ( Also runs off to avoid flying bunsen burners)

E was a Hengineer

Ha! QED

Goddess - please say you'll mend your ways?!

Haitch is incorrect because you don't aspirate when saying the alphabet.

Do say it like this: Hay, Bee, See, Dee, Hee, Heff, Gee, Haitch, Hi, Jay, Kay, Hell, Hem, Hen, Ho, Pee, Kew, Harr, Hess, Tee, Hew, Vee, Double-yew, Hex, Why, Zed?

No.

So no aspirated aitches please.

But people do it because they think H should have a 'h' in front. Drives me bloody mad.

I dumped a boyfriend once for saying Haitch.
Luckily DH is with me on this, we have had to start correcting DD1 and she is only 3.11!

Could I just say coppit, that I love your user name.... haven't played that game in 25 years or so

'tis also regional though.

No it really isn't, AnyFucker

Unless that's HennyFucker, of course

Just strike haitch from your memory. It doesn't exist. Consign it to the depths of oblivion where it belongs.

aitch.