Luvachicken Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Aitch and 'an hotel' might be correct but to my (northern) ears sound a bit strange. Surely it should be an 'otel or a hotel I always thought the word AN went with words that followed beginning with a VOWEL An orange An apple An ostrich A hotel A hospital A car It can only be an hotel if you drop the h (aitch) at the beginning of hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I would say a hotel. Would also say an hour. No wonder it is confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I would say a hotel. Would also say an hour. No wonder it is confusing. But the h on hour is a silent one, so the an again goes with what would theoretically be the vowel of our. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I say 'an 'otel', but that's the Latin in me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I say a Premier Inn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majorbloodnock Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Aitch and 'an hotel' might be correct but to my (northern) ears sound a bit strange. Surely it should be an 'otel or a hotel I always thought the word AN went with words that followed beginning with a VOWEL An orange An apple An ostrich A hotel A hospital A car It can only be an hotel if you drop the h (aitch) at the beginning of hotel. There are some words which have their origins in Old French. If they start with an H then the H is supposed to be silent and preceded by the indefinite article "an" rather than "a". Hour and hotel are examples of such words. However, the word "hotel" has been a common pronunciation problem for a long time, so has now gone through a further anglicising process such that it is now commonly recognised that "an 'otel" and "a hotel" are both acceptable pronunciations (although in both cases the H is still written, so the written form of "an hotel" is correct). This is the result of a living language evolving to reduce misunderstanding, and that is as it should be. The only combination that is currently incorrect is "an hotel", but only time will tell what further evolution will do to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Aitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Aitch - MIL says haitch - garghhh! She should have been called Hyacinth or Eyeacinth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4147504/Can-pronounce-ten-basic-words-correctly.html Thought you might all find this interesting. I'm so glad the letter H is aitch not haitch. I've still had loads of children at my new school tell me it is haitch - now I know they are wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 And then we have privacy. Priv acy not pry vacy as in please m'Lord can I go to the privvy. Although it's allowed for North Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 HOW? And WHY? And rather WHO? ever pronounces ask as aks??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 And then we have privacy. Priv acy not pry vacy as in please m'Lord can I go to the privvy. Although it's allowed for North Americans. Brummies are allowed to say pry-vacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 And then we have privacy. Priv acy not pry vacy as in please m'Lord can I go to the privvy. Although it's allowed for North Americans. Brummies are allowed to say pry-vacy Puts me in mind of YS favourite joke which just happens to be 'Brummie' one told him by our Brummie friend (well, he's from Sutton Coldfield actually ) What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison? You can wash your hands in a bison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 All the best people are from Sutton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Maybe the Americans speak Brummie! I know Mancunians don't - a friend of mine is from there - and she says bath and not barth like me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 me and my hubby have these "debates" all the time. He is a Southerner (Chiswick) and I am a Northerner (Wakefield). He says barth and gra"Ooops, word censored!" and I pronounce them the "correct" way - lol bath and grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
