aitches
Eighth alphabet members
The plural of aitch, the name of the letter H.
Whether to pronounce the H in words like herb or historical—and whether aitch itself begins with an H sound—varies by dialect and has long been a marker of class and education in British English: Mind your aitches.
Language's letter system
- consonantIn agreement with
- HEighth alphabetic character
- hEighth letter, lowercase
- graphemeMinimal written symbol unit
character · glyph · uppercase · lowercase · handwriting · calligraphy · typeface · font
Sound-based reading instruction
- literacyAbility to read, write
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- teachingProfession of instructing others
learning · reading · writing · syllables · consonants · curriculum · classroom · ABC
Strong desire for achievement
- glottalOf the throat opening
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- articulationClear vocal expression
enunciation · diction · voiceless · fricative · breathy · sounding · mispronunciation · elocution
London working-class dialect
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- nonstandardDeparting from established norms
- regionalRelating to an area
- accentRegional speech pattern
sociolect · vernacular · British · working-class · stigmatized · prestige · hypercorrection · Pygmalion
alphabet
Language's letter system
grapheme · character · glyph · uppercase · lowercase · handwriting · calligraphy · typeface · font · typography
phonics
Sound-based reading instruction
teaching · learning · reading · writing · syllables · consonants · curriculum · classroom · ABC
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
articulation · enunciation · diction · voiceless · fricative · breathy · sounding · mispronunciation · elocution · speech
cockney
London working-class dialect
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- nonstandardDeparting from established norms
- regionalRelating to an area
accent · sociolect · vernacular · British · working-class · stigmatized · prestige · hypercorrection · Pygmalion
aitchesdropped aitches