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brooklyn1

On Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:35:54 -0700, sf > wrote:

>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".

Or a "z" zed, or a zebra a zehbra.