HHHHHumble or umble?

[Jack-Jack]

H or no h? If you don't pronounce the h, what region are you in?

 

[TinkerTracy]

I pronounce the H I'm from Long Island
I guess they'd drop the H in England maybe?

 

[disneyfreakk]

I pronounce the H, but I am from Texas and we tend to use every single syllable and draw it out as long as possible! So we actually say it like "HHHHHHuuuummmmble"

 

[merekc]

In Kansas - Humble with an H.

 

[mom2rb]

In Texas the word in Humble but the city is umble.

 

[dmslush]

H and I'm from Tennessee

 

[freckles and boo]

Humble in the midwest.

 

[hidmickey:myantidrug]

Humble with the H - Western New York. I've never encoutered anyone anywhere who dropped the h.

 

[BuckyFan04]

I say humble with the H...I actually wasn't aware that anyone dropped the H.

 

[trappednabox]

In Texas the word in Humble but the city is umble.

I was just about to post this exact same thing

 

[unbroken chain]

Only in England as far as I know. And while we're on silent h's, it should be "a historic..." not "an historic...." Is it "an humble...." No, because you pronounce the "h". Is it "an history class"? No. Is it "an hour"? Yes, because the "h" is silent.

So what's with the newscasters changing to "an historic" a few years ago? Is the "h" in "historic" silent in your region?

 

[famofsix]

H is pronounced in Humble it's not like an erb (herb)

 

[BuckyFan04]

I noticed that too with the "an historic" thing. It bugs me, and sounds awkward because it is incorrect.
In my region at least, the "h" is not silent in "historic."

 

[Mr Man]

I was just about to post this exact same thing

Same here. Now I just get to say "me too".

I ate -unch in -umble -oday. It -as -ood.

 

[EMom]

In Texas the word in Humble but the city is umble.

Yes, indeed. We've got lots of other cities whose "incorrect" pronunciations can red flag you as an outsider.

 

[crzyred]

I noticed that too with the "an historic" thing. It bugs me, and sounds awkward because it is incorrect.
In my region at least, the "h" is not silent in "historic."

Yes, we have the "h" there, however when we go up north, the "h" suddenly disappears and we just go up "nort" (we're strange!)

 

[BuckyFan04]

Haha, that's true!! Apparently we pronounce our vowels really nasally, too. Flag, bag, rag, etc., are pronounced with a long, drawn out "a" rather than a short "a" like in "can."