John Briggs    666417 Fri, 02 Jan 09 04:50 PM "You could hear her talk via her" "In Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen." John Briggs John Briggs Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain

	Tony Mountifield    666423 Fri, 02 Jan 09 04:50 PM "You could hear her talk via her" In 'ertford, 'ereford and 'ampshire, 'urricanes 'ardly hever 'appen. Is there a technical term for the prepending of an 'h' sound to a vowel where it doesn't belong, usually by a dropper of normal aitches? I seem to remember Parker in Thurderbirds caricatured this a lot. Cheers Tony Tony Mountifield Work: (Email Removed) - http://www.softins.co.uk Play: (Email Removed) - http://tony.mountifield.org Tony Mountifield Vowels

	HowieC    666495 Sun, 01 Feb 09 06:18 PM "In 'ertford, 'ereford and 'ampshire, 'urricanes 'ardly hever 'appen. Is there a technical term for the prepending of an 'h' ... usually by a dropper of normal aitches? I seem to remember Parker in Thurderbirds caricatured this a lot. Cheers Tony" Hi. I think i remember my English Professor calling it 'over-extension'. But I may be mis-remembering it. Anyone else? HowieC Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

	Einde O'Callaghan    666500 Mon, 02 Feb 09 11:28 AM [nq:1][/nq] "In 'ertford, 'ereford and 'ampshire, 'urricanes 'ardly hever 'appen. Is ... remember Parker in Thurderbirds caricatured this a lot. Cheers Tony" "Hi. I think i remember my English Professor calling it 'over-extension'. But I may be mis-remembering it. Anyone else?" It's sometime called "over-correction" or "hypercorrection", but this doesn't really apply to this accent/dialect, which omits the "h" where it's pronounced in standard English (and most other accents or dialects) and inserts it before a vowel where it usually isn't pronounced. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan Einde O'Callaghan Accents, Vowels, Regards, Dialects, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages