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"an" -- the sound of the H is the key. It sounds like ay-ch.


Silly American, 'H' is pronounced hu-ay-ch not ay-ch.

In all seriousness how it is pronounced can and does change depending upon where you come from.


Where are you from Dobbs? In Britain, 'H' should be pronounced ay-ch, but the vast majority of people get it wrong.


I have no idea where I get it from I'm half American, half British.

Looking it up on Wikipedia says that the standard is ay-ch while the non-standard is haitch (which is a better way of spelling what I meant).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H#Name_in_English




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