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IS THERE AN AITCH IN AITCH?
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THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH HAS BUGGED ME FOR A WHILE; IF YOU CHOOSE A CAREER IN TV, THEN I BELIEVE A DEGREE IS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR ENTRY AND ACCEPTANCE, OBVIOUSLY NOT WORTH THE TIME SPENT STUDYING. SO, CAN ANYBODY TELL ME WHY SO MANY VOICE OVERS QUOTE; 'ON BBC IN HAITCH D'. THERE IS NO SECOND AITCH IN AITCH, AND THOSE WHO USE TWO SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SUCH A JOB WHERE THERE MAY BE YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND AND BEHAVIOUR LIKE THIS SETS A REALLY BAD EXAMPLE, AND I REALLY ANNOYS ME. WHAT DO 'YOU THINK'?
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Sorry jno - it is not a variation it is wrong. The lovely scene in "My Fair Lady" where Eliza only aspirates "hever" in: "In Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen” is only funny because it is wrong.
20:26 Sun 19th Aug 2012
Indeed bambi - I've lived all round the country (as have others) and have had to get used to many variations. They're not wrong, they're local.
Wazzaa, you don't need a degree to work in TV (why would you?, a degree in what?) - and regional announcers are commonplace. I don't speak like the Queen but it doesn't mean it's wrong.
Wazzaa, you don't need a degree to work in TV (why would you?, a degree in what?) - and regional announcers are commonplace. I don't speak like the Queen but it doesn't mean it's wrong.