atw: Re: Haitch or Aitch?

  • From: Bob Trussler <bob.trussler@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 23:40:48 +1100

What!
> No good purpose is served by "haitch".<

I had aitch banged into me at school but I say Haitch when spelling out a
word, especially on the phone.  That is surely one good purpose.
Bob T

On 5 January 2012 14:46, Ken Randall <kenneth_james_randall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> "Aitch" is definitely correct.  It is in the majority in both age groups
> cited.  In other
> English-speaking countries only "aitch" is acceptable, a fact which should
> be
> taken into account since English is the international language.  No good
> purpose is
> served by "haitch".
>
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>

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