Herbs And 'erbs.....

[xstitcher]

Which one of these pronounciations is correct. I personally think the latter sounds ridiculous. I would imagine it is how the French might pronounce it but don't think it has any place in the English pronounciation.

[Mamyalynne]

Oh yes

[vakayu]

Oh well he was indeed pushing his luck with the American Police,lucky escape :0)

[Mamyalynne]

True yes.Still funny.

[vakayu]

Brainiac I agree totally with you on the haitch thing but also cringe when someone adds a k to words such as somethingk and nothingk.oooooh.

[stewey]

Talking about haitches, 'ere yer go:

Now many people say that us Cockneys 'as a way
Of sayin' just exactly what we finks,
We don't make not no fuss for, to tell the truth, to us
Is nat'ral, just like, well, shifting drinks.
Some likes a 'onest man who not only will, but can
Say wot 'e means and say it plain and plump,
But I've a pal that bluff, why to talk to 'im's enough
To make a bloomin' angel git the 'ump.

Refrain: It's very nice to find a pal as speaks 'is mind
I don't like a bloke wot's under'anded,
But Brown don't care a jot if it sounds perlite or not
I do wish 'e wouldn't be so candid.

[DaisyNonna]

How do the Americans pronounce the name (first or last) Herbert?

[rockyracoon]

When I was growing up, herbs were to put in dinner and 'erbs were to put in a spliff.

[vakayu]

DaisyNonna I think they pronounce Herbert as we would as they used to say Harry S. Truman,I am of course willing to be corrected,I don't think they make a habit of dropping aitches.

[DaisyNonna]

Did not think they did!
The only word I could think of that did not obviously have herb as a root word. That is not herbicide or herbivore etc but still starting with h e r b.

[stewey]

Well years ago, they did a lot of experiments with H-bombs:)

[vakayu]

:0) stewey forgot about that lol,at least they know about H.

[pastafreak]

A lot of Brits have thought I'm Canadian....I've yet to be offended.
;-))

[douglas9401]

Saint Croy and Noter Daim.

Pass my whuppin stick.

[Anngel123]

the cockney way and the french/american way sound different although written the same. the French version sounds more like airbs.... Herbs is the English was, with a hard aitch.

[boxtops]

Watching Storage Hunters - why do the Americans call it an Armoire? - do they know it's only French for cupboard?

[pastafreak]

@ boxy...I had to look that up...because for me,armoire is a freestanding piece of furniture to store clothing. I don't think wardrobe came to mean the same until I was quite settled in the UK.
Here is an interesting discussion...with various opinions.

http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=194169

[stewey]

Perhaps they like the sound of it, boxy. "Baton Rouge" evokes more of the sights, sounds, and aromas of the South than the plain old English "Red Stick".