one thing wrong with your 2nd choice is that you cant use the letter your trying to pronounce in the pronunciation, otherwise you dont know the beginning sound.
If I pronounce H on its own or part of an acronym etc., I say "aitch" as in HTML. That, to me, is "aitch"-TML and "haitch"-TML just sounds wrong to me personally.
However, I say "haitch" when it is part of a word, such as "have", "hamster", "hotel". I do not say " 'ave", " 'amster" etc.
I say "Wedinsday" when pronouncing "Wednesday". Most people I have met pronounce things as I do, I have hardly heard anyone say "haitch" and it does not sound correct as far as I am concerned.
hay-ch
it's only aitch if you have sloppy pronunciation, in received pronouciation, (generally accepted way of speaking proper) you pronounce H sounds, not drop them, like Have instead of 'ave
the start of the letter has a strong huh sound
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation
im liking this post, exactly what i was thinking. i can be quite a lazy speaker but saying "aitch" is just wrongggg lol.hay-ch
it's only aitch if you have sloppy pronunciation, in received pronouciation, (generally accepted way of speaking proper) you pronounce H sounds, not drop them, like Have instead of 'ave
the start of the letter has a strong huh sound
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation
im liking this post, exactly what i was thinking. i can be quite a lazy speaker but saying "aitch" is just wrongggg lol.
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ok i swear, half of you don't even understand what this thread is about. the question is, how do you say H when you say the alphabet? i bet all of you say "aitch"
and in a word? everyone pronounces it hhhhhhhhh