haitch
Aspirate letter name
Haitch is a pronunciation of the letter H, saying the name with an initial /h/ sound rather than the standard "aitch." Common in Irish, Australian, and some British dialects, it often marks regional or educational background.
Debates over haitch versus aitch can carry surprising social weight: She says haitch, so she must be Catholic.
Written symbol or message
- HEighth alphabetic character
- phonemeMinimal distinctive sound unit
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- articulationClear vocal expression
enunciation · utterance · voiceless · glottal · fricative · initial · dropping · silent
Language's letter system
- letterWritten symbol or message
- eighthOrdinal for eight
- ABCFirst three letters
- alphabeticalOrdered by letter sequence
orthography · grapheme · character · written · name · recitation · sequence · learning
Relating to an area
- accentRegional speech pattern
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
vernacular · variant · nonstandard · sociolect · shibboleth · colloquial · spoken · class
Formal argument on issues
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
correctness · standard · proper · BBC · received · stigma · education · class
letter
Written symbol or message
articulation · enunciation · utterance · voiceless · glottal · fricative · initial · dropping · silent · spoken
alphabet
Language's letter system
alphabetical · orthography · grapheme · character · written · name · recitation · sequence · learning · literacy
regional
Relating to an area
- accentRegional speech pattern
- IrishOf the Emerald Isle
- AustralianFrom the southern continent
British · vernacular · variant · nonstandard · sociolect · shibboleth · colloquial · spoken · class · marker
debate
Formal argument on issues
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
prescription · correctness · standard · proper · BBC · received · stigma · education · class · division