You never hear an American say 'HAITCH'!

[nq:1]So why can't some Brits including certain BBC newsreaders say 'aitch' - IMHO people sound such peasants saying 'haitch'. ... Perhaps American English teachers have better control in the classroom! :-D Nick[/nq]
Goodbye

[nq:1]So why can't some Brits including certain BBC newsreaders say 'aitch' - IMHO people sound such peasants saying 'haitch'.[/nq]
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6335839718304507003&q=angry+teacher&hl=en
[nq:1]Perhaps American English teachers have

A kudo to you.

Ray
UK

[nq:2]So why can't some Brits including certain BBC newsreaders say 'aitch' - IMHO people sound such peasants saying 'haitch'.[/nq]
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6335839718304507003&q=angry+teacher& hl=en
[nq:2]Perhaps American English teachers have bet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingerie#Pronunciation

Adrian

[nq:1]So why can't some Brits including certain BBC newsreaders say[/nq]
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That's OK, isn't it? - rather posh! :-)
Nick

[nq:2]So why can't some Brits including certain BBC newsreaders say ... English teachers have better control in the classroom! :-D Nick[/nq]
[nq:1]Goodbye [/nq]
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LOL - nononono - you misunderstand - I was being complimentary! :-)

Nick

[nq:2]So why can't some Brits including certain BBC newsreaders say ... said that, it wasn't Brits who started calling lingerie "lonzheray",[/nq]
[nq:1]~ ~ That's OK, isn't it? - rather posh! :-)[/nq]
Posher than saying linn-grr-ee, anyway!

But lingerie in French doesn't sound anything like "lonzheray". "lanzheri" is more like it.
Chris R

[nq:1]Lingerie being a French word gets pronouced in the French manner.[/nq]
Part is said in the French manner, but not all.
Like foyer, prounounced foyei or foyay. (ending in long a) Not fwayei as they would.
And I forget what is the actual French spelling and pronunciation of coupe, meaning the car.
When I was little they called them coopay.
Then for about 40 years, they call