"haitch"

[sunflower68]

I have always sounded the letter 'H' without the 'h' sound at the front, so it would look like 'aitch'. I am sure I was told long ago this was correct. However I reckon the majority of English speakers say "Haitch". Am I wrong here, after all these years????

[suffragette]

You've got me giggling, aristotle. Your (h)answer reminded me of the son in 'Steptoe and Son' always adding inappropriate 'aitches to his speech whenever he tried to converse with posh folk.

[RogK]

I'm with Quiz on this.

It's incorrect and ignorant to pronounce the "h", and nothing to do with accents or dialects.

[makemesmile]

So should you say 'otel' or 'hotel'?

[sunflower68]

hotel. Unless, of course you live in Paris. I think aristotle has got it in a nutshell.
It drives me mad too. I do get the feeling sometimes people over-emphasise the 'h' when I omit it, in speech. For example it is in my postcode and when I say it, usually the person on the phone repeating it will say 'haitch' in a corrective way!!

[pie+mash]

Isn't it horrid, when your hot and in a hurry, and you have to hold your hat on with your hand?!!

Great debate, guys!

[Hgrove]

I pronounce the "h" at the beginning only to ensure it does not get confused with "a" or "8", especially on the telephone.

[JamesEverton]

Still wrong, though.

[Emerton]

Sky presenters have started now, with 'also available in haitch-dee' as in 'high definition'. I suppose the next thing will be that 'anythink', 'somethink' and 'nothink' are correct because Simon Cowell says it.