where did the h go from in erb
 

Hi
well almost 10 yrs here , I still cant find the missing h in herb
gets me every time in timmies

lightly toasted everything bagel with garlic and herb cheese please

you want erb and garlic ?

rant over, steam vented :)

its time for another glass of jamacian rum me thinks :)

cheers
jerry

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

What would the 'erb be....baysell perhaps?

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

If I could just correct you there.....

I believe what you want is actually Urban Garlic.

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

:lol::lol:

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

There's a town in Texas called Humble - pronounced Umble. Honestly!

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

Eddie Izzard has the answer.

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

English is built from all sorts of diverse influences, some of which mean a change in pronunciation from one group of speakers to the next and an absolute morass of internal inconsistencies.

Spend an honest hour in an historic hotel, eating herbs and haricots with the horrific heir to the vehicle inheritance. Which of those Hs is pronounced, and how many pronounced differently in different countries?

Urban Garlic seems a very small thing to get upset about.

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

Posh folk don't say hotel they drop the aitch and stay in 'otels.

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

When you look at Paris Hilton do you say "aww" or . . . ? Of course you are going to enunciate to make the meaning clear.

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

Where's the 'j' in Parmesan?

Canadians can't say Croissant either. Even the French ones.

...or Quesnel.

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

You lot need to have a look at yourselves. Don't you have meers?

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

In Liverpool the aitch is silent like in 'orse. Does this make scousers posh?

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

In year dreams mate. In yer dreams.

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

No we have merrs.

Re: where did the h go from in erb
 

Blame the French.