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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Spelling letters

hi,

is the word 'aitch' an actual word for the letter 'h'?

my friend says 'aitch' isn't a word but rather, 'aitch' is like an unofficial phonetic alphabet

also, is letters do have words, how come? why not just use the letters themeselves as words to keep things simpler?

thanks
  

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Anonymous is the word 'aitch' an actual word for the letter 'h'? Yes, it is. Because "h" is unvoiced, you couldn't hear a word just with the sound /h/.

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  • Anonymous is the word 'aitch' an actual word for the letter 'h'?
  • Yes, it is.
  • Because "h" is unvoiced, you couldn't hear a word just with the sound /h/.
  • The other names for consonants have vowels in them, for the same reason.
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Anonymous
is the word 'aitch' an actual word for the letter 'h'?
Yes, it is. Because "h" is unvoiced, you couldn't hear a word just with the sound /h/.

The other names for consonants have vowels in them, for the same reason.

/b/ = be

/c/ = see

/s/ = es

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