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mc32yesterday at 10:17 PM2 repliesview on HN

/heitsh/ vs /eitsh/. I think it's mostly Irish with the former.


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kelnosyesterday at 10:36 PM

And Australian, I believe.

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nephihahayesterday at 10:40 PM

"I think it's mostly Irish with the former."

Actually, it's a shibboleth. It used to be said in Ireland that Roman Catholic called it "haitch" and Protestants called it "aitch". "Haitch" is to be found furth of Ireland though.