The letter H, past, present, and future

=A WORD TO THE WISE, OR HINTS ON THE CURRENT= Improprieties of Expression in Writing and Speaking. By PARRY GWYNNE. Fifteenth Thousand. 18mo, sewed 6d., or cloth, gilt edges, 1s.

In English, the omission of H’s that ought to be heard, is peculiar to England, and especially marked in London and the Southern counties. The Lowland Scotch are free from the d...

It has been seen that the letter H is a signal to aspirate. The term _mute_, _otiose_ or SILENT H, implies that the signal means nothing, is useless, and is intended to be disre...

The first five are perfect digraphs, a phonic union of parts is effected, and a new sound produced; thus, neither “hat,” with the sound of c before it, nor “cat,” with its vowel...

Accent often drowns the _h_. Thus _history_ takes _h_, but _historical_ is usually _istorical_. To find this out, do not go by what people _say_ they say (which is one thing), b...