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-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.
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.