The silent H in the English language
Today, I have learned something interesting from James -- the silent H in the English language, in the spoken English. Actually, it has been a problem for me with the English listening. Now, I know for example these rules:
(1) "have" becomes to be "ave", when "h" is dropped.
(2) "has" turns to "as".
(3) "he" will be "e".
(4) "her" -> "er".
But these happen not always. When you want to emphasize something, you will speak them exactly. For example: "I HAVE ONLY one minute to talk to you!"
Thank you for your correction and happy new year:)
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Sorry this is totally wrong.
There are some silent Hs in english but all the above examples are wrong.
If it is a silent H you should never ever say it. Such as ghost, honour.
If not, you should always say it! Such as he, have.
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@Norman @Gilbert R. Bossévor Maybe I didn't describe well in English. I saw the video hier:
https://www.engvid.com/sound-like-a-native-speaker-silent-h/
What do you think about it after you watch it?
Hmm, I forgot to say, I will not to use rules but they can help me to understand the native speaker. Anyway, thank you for your opinions:)
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I concur, Norman. Unfortunately, I think nonamebutY is confusing street language with English grammar. Knowing about it and using it is quite different.
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Unfortunately what you are saying is not only wrong it is extremely misleading for people learning English.
It is considered a sign of a bad education to drop the 'h' at the beginning of most words in "British" English and, I suspect, most other official forms of English as well.
There are some words where 'h' is dropped the most common being 'hour', 'honestly' and 'honour'
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