My straw poll was made up of several Victorians (including myself), two British folk and a Queenslander. All "aitches". Don't Hate the Haitchers, though ;) Can't we all just get along? :) Amanda > Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:34:09 +0800 > From: slb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: atw: Re: Haitch or Aitch? > > Janice said; > > My Australian husband, who grew up in country Victoria (East Gippsland) > > and has no Irish or Catholic background, says "haitch." > > Perhaps Victoria is a hotspot of haitchery? My wife and her brother grew up > in Melbourne, went to non-Catholic schools, and are both haitchers. > > Stuart > > ************************************************** > To view the austechwriter archives, go to > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter > > To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). > > To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) > go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter > > To contact the list administrator, send a message to > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > **************************************************