Stupid little things that bug you

[Innsbruckblue]

It is completely incorrect.
Yo7’ll be telling us next that Alex Scott speaks good English.

Sorry, mate, but it’s not incorrect. What source tells you that it is?

 

[Southern KK]

People who pronounce the letter H as "Haitch"

As an accountnat and attending lectures, there is one speaker that pronounces her H's as Haitch. Ok, but when it's a lecture about tax and she has to refer to HMRC throughout, it gets so irriating you end up waiting for it rather than listing to the the important facts!

 

[Big Swifty]

Sorry, mate, but it’s not incorrect. What source tells you that it is?

It's spelt "aitch". (as in "dropping your aitches")

So it's incorrect - but it nugs me and, it seems, several others

 

[bluebc]

 

[Innsbruckblue]

I love how there are so many 'language experts' on this thread getting all wound up about what they believe is the incorrect pronunciation of the letter 'h' (i.e., the RP version - both versions are completely acceptable), yet probably think nothing of constantly dropping the 'h' from words when they speak, or the 'g' at the end of 'ing', or even overusing the glottal stop. I could go on with mispronouncing 'th' or using apostrophes incorrectly.
Most of the users on this forum are Mancs or from nearby. Are you all happy with your pronunciation of vowels?

 

[Big Swifty]

I love how there are so many 'language experts' on this thread getting all wound up about what they believe is the incorrect pronunciation of the letter 'h' (i.e., the RP version - both versions are completely acceptable), yet probably think nothing of constantly dropping the 'h' from words when they speak, or the 'g' at the end of 'ing', or even overusing the glottal stop. I could go on with mispronouncing 'th' or using apostrophes .
Most of the users on this forum are Mancs or from nearby. Are you all happy with your pronunciation of vowels?

I like your use of the word "probably" in the middle of paragraph one.
Does this mean that you have not actually done research to back up your assertion?
My whinge is not about correct or incorrect usage. Those cockney accents on say EastEnders are a local variant and not wrong, but they grate on me nevertheless.

 

[Mozzer]

The current trend for people to pronounce the word little as lit-tel the way a 4 year old would speak.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I love how there are so many 'language experts' on this thread getting all wound up about what they believe is the incorrect pronunciation of the letter 'h' (i.e., the RP version - both versions are completely acceptable), yet probably think nothing of constantly dropping the 'h' from words when they speak, or the 'g' at the end of 'ing', or even overusing the glottal stop. I could go on with mispronouncing 'th' or using apostrophes incorrectly.
Most of the users on this forum are Mancs or from nearby. Are you all happy with your pronunciation of vowels?

Saying ‘haitch’ for the letter ‘h’ is the equivalent of singing ‘sometimes, all I need is the hair that I breathe and to love you’ to The Hollies’ song.

 

[Mr Blue Moon]

As an accountnat and attending lectures, there is one speaker that pronounces her H's as Haitch. Ok, but when it's a lecture about tax and she has to refer to HMRC throughout, it gets so irriating you end up waiting for it rather than listing to the the important facts!

What’s an accountnat?

 

[Deleted member 77198]

What’s an accountnat?

Someone who counts Natashas and Natalies