"Haitch" on the BBC!

Haitch is the modern correct pronunciation I think you ll find the 'aitch' is the older way of pronouncing it You ll find all younger people say 'haitch' just like Porsche became porcha at some point and armonds became al -monds and Nestles (nessels) became nes lez Language and pronunciation is changing all the time

The spelling in the dictionary is "aitch", so as a pedant, that is how I will continue to pronounce it. It drives me mad when I hear "haitch".

The Oxford dictionary gives the correct pronunciation as"aitch". Where I live in Scotland, you rarely hear "aitch" . I think it is a regional thing.

Hell will freeze over before I say haitch.

All younger people don't say 'haitch' or not the ones that I know, anyway. I'm in Scotland too. I associate the use of haitch with the Midlands.

I always find it strange that people from 'ull say haitch.

Sorry to disagree BlueBelle, but no way is Haitch the "modern correct pronunciation" !

With you all the way Marydoll

Are the people who say haitch the same ones who say, 'Anth-ony?'

Same here, merlot ! (Also applies to other words, such as serviette, invites and settee)

My brother in law is called that, merlot, and comes from 'ull. He says haitch.

Ha, ha. My son says I only call him AnTHony when he is in trouble. The rest of the time, I call him AnTony.

I associate the use of haitch with the Midlands.

Nooooo.....
I'm from the Midlands and we were always very particular about pronouncing H as aitch!! As in the aitch-bone.

Do the people who say An TH ony also say TH eresa?

I meant to say, where I live in Scotland, you hardly hear "HAITCH", not "aitch" as I wrote. Dammed tablet!
A few of the children in the school I taught, would say "Haitch". I think they picked it up from TV programmes. They were soon corrected by their teachers.

Not me! Teresa for me. "THeresa is too hard for me to pronounce. My teeth get in the way.

Yes, in the dictionaries, it is pronounced "aitch", not "haitch". It really irritates me when I hear "haitch"!
Changing topic slightly, it irritates me when people say they are "drawing" letters and numerals. No, they are not - they are writing them!

In my area the aitch/haitch generally denotes where you/your parents were educated.

In the Catholic maintained schools it is haitch. In the remainder of the schools in the education system it is aitch.

Maybe I was wrong to say it's the modern CORRECT way and should just have said the modern way All the young people I know say Haitch and that goes for private schools or local so don't think it's a class thing well not round here anyway
I ve caught it too although I grew up saying aitch it just feels wrong to drop the huh now

I wonder if it is a regional thing.

In my experience it is an age thing - the younger people I come into contact with at work ( late 20s/early30s) nearly all say haitch - this includes young people from different parts of the country and all are highly educated professionals. I hate it

Those who say "Haitch" should be covered in jam and left where the wasps can get them! Alternatively, go through every dictionary in the English language until they understand that Haitch is NOT an acceptable word!

I hear "haitch" more frequently than "aitch", and from by people from all regions and walks of life. It doesn't bother me half as much as "drawring", "lore"(law) and ore (awe)!

Gosh. Have just tried to say law and awe differently and have to contort my mouth in all sorts of strange ways to make different sounds.

I confess my law and awe sound like lore and ore! It must be a regional thing. I am not apologising either!

Now, can someone give me some idea of how they should sound??? I am perplexed!

Merlot, yes, never Haitch!! Modern? Nah!
I've noticed Mayor, formerly 'mare' is now often pronounced 'mayor' in the meja.
Anyone else always said 'almonds' and quite recently discovered that it's been correctly pronounced 'aumonds' all along?? Is it a Midlands thing?