A question for our times

The eighth letter of the English alphabet

  • Aitch

  • Haitch

  • Depends

  • Don't know

  • Don't care


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Etaoin Shrdlu

Guest

Which do you use as the name of the letter, and why?
 

Iáson

Cívis Illústris

  • Civis Illustris

[eɪtʃ] - hoc enim est quod īn scholīs nōbīs docuērunt. quis quidem Anglus scit quid sibi velit "acrophonicum"?
 

Pacifica

grammaticissima

  • Aedilis

Location:
Belgium
"Aitch", because that's what I was taught was right, though it's not logical (I mean I'm sure there's a historical explanation, possibly involving French, but on the synchronic face of it it's not logical). I think I might happen to say "haitch" in a moment of distraction.

(Presumably you're more interested in what native speakers say, but I thought I'd reply anyway. I did cast a vote, too. Edit: Ah, votes are public, so you can see it already.)
 

Pacifica

grammaticissima

  • Aedilis

Location:
Belgium
I'd imagine most natives use 'aitch' because it's taught that way here too.
Probably, those who remember what they were taught do, but not all remember. :D
 
 

Terry S.

Aedilis

  • Aedilis

  • Patronus

Location:
Hibernia
It's a shibboleth in Ireland: aitch for Protestants, haitch for Catholics.
 
 

Tironis

Civis Illustris

  • Civis Illustris

Location:
Anglia
 

Terry S.

Aedilis

  • Aedilis

  • Patronus

Location:
Hibernia
I do, but I got most of my education in Scotland where there are no haitches.
 

Notascooby

Civis Illustris

  • Civis Illustris

If I was reciting the alphabet or spelling a word I would say haitch. Some acronyms like PhD I pronounce as aitch.

Arrius and I ploughing our own furrow
 
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