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Aitches Drop Fail Pronounce H Sound Beginning Words

Word Drop your aitches
Description Fail to pronounce the h sound especially at the beginning of words

In Britain, dropping your aitches is considered by some to be a sign of a lack of education or of inferior social class.

1903 George Bernard Shaw Man & Superman - This man takes more trouble to drop his aitches than ever his father did to pick them up. Fail to pronounce the h sound especially at the beginning of words

In Britain, dropping your aitches is considered by some to be a sign of a lack of education or of inferior social class.

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