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Much, much better.

Yes, because heavens forbid you would do the same.

I'm just going to leave you hanging on that one. Your opinion is irrelevant.

How old are you Dune?

You cannot be wrong when your pronounciation is an 'accepted varient.'

Be patient nipper.

Here we go again!

Absolutely correct.

Just because we agree, I change my stance to 'Gone.'

As in bone, without doubt.

Never mind it being a question. It could be both one and the same.

I was tought to pronounce 'Haitch' perfectly well thankyou. Now with that knowledge please take your tirade against the minutae to the appropriate authorities. I need to get some bloody work done!

They had better things to do, teaching tolerance for example. Selective quoting again, scoundrel.

Keep banging the drum Dune, keep on banging. Incidentally, i've just discovered that my Catholic background may have a little to do with my 'accepted variant' pronounciation. My australian teacher at a young age taught the pronounciation 'Haitch.' This apparently is a trait of Australian Catholic education. Accepted variant. Key phrase. i am not wrong, thick or ignorant. I just use a subtly different but still accepted pronounciation.

I've never had a problem with Carpet Right. Although I suspect if you put the effort in you will be able to save money on the fitting at least.

Yet image counts for nothing if you do not have the ability to do the job you have groomed for.

Oh no! I've been finally found out!

I believe this is the best way:

No, it's 'Travel Inn.' Hope that helps.

Selective quoting. The tool of the scoundrel. I'm happy to accept that we will never agree. So be it. Yet the indesputable fact is that neither of the pronounciations are incorrect. It's just that you feel one is right and I am accepting of both while utilising the more modern itteration. So be it! More people use Aitch... I certainly won't lose any sleep in my filthy common bedsit over it. Now please excuse me, my microwave pizza is done.

It has been stated and accepted that is isn't. Except it seems by you. One person screaming loudly in the face of indisputable opposition is not simply going to be correct because they have their fingers in their ears singing to themself. Haitch and Aitch are both accepted pronounciations of the letter 'H.' Aitch is just the more traditional.

Why are you so intollerant of an accepted variant? I speak perfectly eloquently thankyou. I'm just trying to imagine the type of twisted image you are building of me in your mind...... care to enlighten me?

It is futile to argue with my intellectual superior.

Absolutely. Language like all aspects of human culture is fluid. I worry though about things such as 'txtspk.' The convenient shortening of all words into this form is really starting to become quite prevalent in the teenagers I coach. I do wonder if that will be damaging in the long term.

The education system trying to overcompensate for the effect of silent haitches apparently. Hang on.... wrong thread surely, or are they merging?