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Robin
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30th Apr 13 at 08:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Doing the job I do, I'm given probably 300 registration numbers a day and the amount of people who say 'haitch' is beyond ridiculous.

Are people not taught correctly anymore? Are schools not correcting children when they're wrong?
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im gonna make a fool of myself here, but ive always said it that what, whats the proper way?
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30th Apr 13 at 08:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's 'aitch'.

I understand where the mispronounciation comes from but it's wrong.
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
It's 'aitch'.

I understand where the mispronounciation comes from but it's wrong.

*mispronunciation
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robin, i say this with love. This might be one of those things that you need to let go
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Autocorrect Rob
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And I'm not saying it, this isn't about spelling
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This annoys the fuck out of me too. Along with using F in place of Th.

>>>> Chris <<<<
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Robin, read this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11642588
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Autocorrect Rob

Any device with such a feature would only autocorrect anything that looked like 'mispronunciation' to 'mispronounciation' if you or someone else had previously entered it incorrectly.

I'd accept that it was a typo or a momentary lapse in concentration, but an autocorrect it was not.
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so okok, maybe im not wrong, i misinterpreted it, well if im saying reg plates etc i say hotel anyway, cant get it wrong then, but i cant really hear the diff, like especially on the phone.
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
And I'm not saying it, this isn't about spelling

It isn't pronounced, 'mispronounciation' either.

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=mispronunciation

This just isn't your day is it?
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if everybody stuck to the phonetic alphabet this sort of thing wouldn't be a problem
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i say hotel too

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
if everybody stuck to the phonetic alphabet this sort of thing wouldn't be a problem



I love it when people remember some of it and then grim out halfway through, "Yes, it's Mr. Cunt. CHARLIE UNIFORM NOVEMBER, uhh... whatever the phonetic alphabet for T is... oh yeah! TANGO!"
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The 'gh' sound in enough is pronounced as F..
The 'o' in woman is often pronounced as the short 'i' sound..
The 'ti' in nation is pronounced as 'sh'..
Therefore to our language
"GHOTI" is pronounced as "FISH"...
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quote:
Originally posted by evilrob
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
And I'm not saying it, this isn't about spelling

It isn't pronounced, 'mispronounciation' either.

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=mispronunciation

This just isn't your day is it?


Exactly, so I'm not saying it wrong, the thread is about saying it wrong. Read what I said if you want to pick me up on a stupid point next time.
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
quote:
Originally posted by evilrob
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
And I'm not saying it, this isn't about spelling

It isn't pronounced, 'mispronounciation' either.

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=mispronunciation

This just isn't your day is it?


Exactly, so I'm not saying it wrong, the thread is about saying it wrong. Read what I said if you want to pick me up on a stupid point next time.

*wrote
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Proper England? You mean English?
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some nice opinions here
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This thread is mental
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I got taught 'haitch' at school, so the jobs fucked I guess.
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What a thread.

Makes you think.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZ2Sh5-XuM

Lets all just watch this and chill out. This video makes more sense than this thread anyway

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