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Osee Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

silent "h" in herb and herbicide?

silent or non-silent, which is popular in North American? Thanks.
  

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Silent. But you'll sometimes hear the 'h', more often in herbicide than in herb . Personally, I always leave out the 'h' in herb , but I often say it in herbicide !

— CalifJim

  • Silent.
  • But you'll sometimes hear the 'h', more often in herbicide than in herb .
  • Personally, I always leave out the 'h' in herb , but I often say it in herbicide !
  • I don't know why!
  • CJ
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Silent. But you'll sometimes hear the 'h', more often in herbicide than in herb.
Personally, I always leave out the 'h' in herb, but I often say it in herbicide!
I don't know why!

CJ
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Yeah, silent is the most common. I prefer pronouncing the "h" though. But the name "Herb" always have the "h" pronounced.
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I never pronounce the 'h' in herb, but I always pronounce the 'h' in herbicide.
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