lemmygarden@lemmy.today to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agohow do British people pronounce the word "heir"?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squarehow do British people pronounce the word "heir"?lemmygarden@lemmy.today to Shitty Ask Lemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoAir. Like the stuff you breath to live.
minus-squarelemmygarden@lemmy.todayOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoSo they pronounce the h in herbs but not in heirs
minus-squareTraipsersWill@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoNo ‘h’ in herbs or heirs. “Try some ‘erbs in th’ shampoo fer yer 'eirs hairs.”
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoDepends on the area, I have heard it pronounced erbs.
minus-squarelemmygarden@lemmy.todayOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoIs that because they watched American cinema?
minus-squareOryxAndCake@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 hours agoNo, we just have a lot of accents. Plenty of up north and midlands folk would pronounce it ‘erbs’ and some working class London accents would too.
Air. Like the stuff you breath to live.
So they pronounce the h in herbs but not in heirs
No ‘h’ in herbs or heirs. “Try some ‘erbs in th’ shampoo fer yer 'eirs hairs.”
Depends on the area, I have heard it pronounced erbs.
Is that because they watched American cinema?
No, we just have a lot of accents. Plenty of up north and midlands folk would pronounce it ‘erbs’ and some working class London accents would too.