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On Mon, 3 Aug 2015 20:15:28 +0100, Janet > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
>
> > > > > >> Janet wrote:
>
> Only the USA speaks of an erb.
> Outside of the USA, English speakers aspirate the H in herb,
> so they say a herb, just like a horse, a hospital etc.
>
>
>
>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Really? Interesting. I always though worldwide was:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> - herb the spice was pronounced erb
> > > > > >> - herb the name was pronounced herb.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The Brits don't prescribe to that.
>
> > > > The point that was lost in the subsequent noise is they pronounce
> the
> > > > h in herb and we don't, so it's a herb for them and an herb for us.
> > > > The use of a or an depend on the first *sound* of the word, not the
> > > > first letter.
> > >
> > > Thankyou. Maybe "aspirate the H" was too ard for alf the audience to
> > > appre'end.
> > >
> > It's what separates us from you.
>
> As I politely explained to that barbarian Gary above, just before you
> tried to drug me.
>
> Really, you've been trying to agree with me all along. Keep it up.
>
>
I have and you've been too thick headed to notice. We don't pronounce
the H in herb and we're still here. We also don't call an H "haiche".

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