Throughout history, those with social clout have set the standards for what’s the more acceptable pronunciation. This article originally appeared on The Conversation, and is republished under a ...

“H” is a magic letter. Yes, three is a magic number. Today, we are all about the “H,” no numbers. Sound familiar? My younger daughter is at the age where weekly spelling lists and quizzes are part of ...

Aitchers’ reactions are often visceral. Someone once reported to us an encounter with haitch is like an encounter with fire ants (Felicity Burke/The Conversation (with apologies to Dr Seuss)) From ...

This optical illusion is responsible for the difficulty experienced by viewers in identifying the letter ‘B’ among the letters ‘H’. The cursive letter ‘B’ has a curved shape, whereas the letter ‘H’ ...

The Journal of the International Phonetic Association (JIPA) is a forum for original research in the fields of phonetic theory and description and their phonological, typological and broader ...