Aitchers’ reactions are often visceral. Someone once reported to us an encounter with haitch is like an encounter with fire ants (Felicity Burke/The Conversation (with apologies to Dr Seuss)) From ...

Throughout history, those with social clout have set the standards for what’s the more acceptable pronunciation. This article originally appeared on The Conversation, and is republished under a ...

Depending on who you’re speaking to, you can get ripped apart for saying “potato cake” instead of “scallop”, “drinking fountain” instead of “bubbler” and “Blake Garvey is great!” instead of “Blake ...

The host of "University Challenge", Amol Rajan, is to change the way he pronounces the letter "H" after complaints from viewers that he was doing it incorrectly during his first series presenting the ...

Despite traditionalists sticking to the dictionary, the pronunciation of the letter appears to be changing among young people Poppy Wood is US Correspondent at The Telegraph, based in Washington, DC.