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drop one's aitches — ► drop one s aitches fail to pronounce the letter h at the beginning of words. Main Entry: ↑aitch … English terms dictionary
drop one's aitches — fail to pronounce the letter h at the beginning of words. → aitch … English new terms dictionary
aitch — ► NOUN ▪ the letter H. ● drop one s aitches Cf. ↑drop one s aitches ORIGIN Old French ache … English terms dictionary
aitch — noun the letter H. Phrases drop one s aitches fail to pronounce the letter h at the beginning of words. Origin C16: from OFr. ache … English new terms dictionary
aitch — n. the name of the letter H. Phrases and idioms: drop one s aitches fail to pronounce the initial h in words. Etymology: ME f. OF ache … Useful english dictionary
Phonological history of English fricatives and affricates — The phonological history of English fricatives and affricates is part of the phonological history of the English language in terms of changes in the phonology of fricative and affricate consonants. Contents 1 H dropping and h adding 1.1 H… … Wikipedia
Liza of Lambeth — (1897) was W. Somerset Maugham s first novel, which he wrote while working as a doctor at a hospital in Lambeth [ A fragment of autobiography , Somerset Maugham] , then a working class district of London. It depicts the short life and tragic… … Wikipedia
