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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the h-drop. Wikipedia says it best:

Although common in most regions of England and in some other English-speaking countries, and linguistically speaking a neutral evolution in languages, H-dropping is often stigmatized as a sign of careless or uneducated speech.

As a yank, I must protest. How dare you, I resemble that remark!

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 9 points 6 months ago

In this case I'm referring specifically to the American tendency to retain pronunciation more closely to the language of origin, for "herb" even more specifically Latin -> French -> English.

I do enjoy the idea that the stigma of a lack of education could be applied in this case though.