IS THERE AN AITCH IN AITCH?

[wazzaa]

THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH HAS BUGGED ME FOR A WHILE; IF YOU CHOOSE A CAREER IN TV, THEN I BELIEVE A DEGREE IS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR ENTRY AND ACCEPTANCE, OBVIOUSLY NOT WORTH THE TIME SPENT STUDYING. SO, CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHY SO MANY VOICE OVERS QUOTE; 'ON BBC IN HAITCH D'. THERE IS NO SECOND AITCH IN AITCH, AND THOSE WHO USE TWO SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SUCH A JOB WHERE THERE MAY BE YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND AND BEHAVIOUR LIKE THIS SETS A REALLY BAD EXAMPLE, AND I REALLY ANNOYS ME. WHAT DO 'YOU THINK'?

[boxtops]

Indeed bambi - I've lived all round the country (as have others) and have had to get used to many variations. They're not wrong, they're local.

Wazzaa, you don't need a degree to work in TV (why would you?, a degree in what?) - and regional announcers are commonplace. I don't speak like the Queen but it doesn't mean it's wrong.

[DTCwordfan]

I thought you were the Queen, boxtops. My mental image is now shattered into smithereens.

Nae, fer t'recurd, that tis not pronounced "shhitterred"

[boxtops]

O LOL, DT, the Queen comes up to my shoulder, I don't think you'd confuse us - and I don't do hats.... :-)

[DTCwordfan]

handbags with the pistol, brick and gold bar in then?

[DTCwordfan]

or is that 'andbag'?

[sherrardk]

Sorry, on reflection, I am going for Haitch.

[Quizmonkey]

You can't 'go for' haitch - it's 100% WRONG!

[whurules]

if you look in word books it shows haitch and aitch both are acceptabler and i am one who says haitch