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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

But why? Is there some kind of reference to something I'm missing?

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago (4 children)

In certain accents, age and H sound similar.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've heard some either Australian or British or both that pronounce H as something close to Hayche. Using a similar accent, and making it a bit hard to hear by mumbling or something, Hayche and age can sound similar.

Hayche is of course made up, but that's how it feels to me to write it, but I'm no linguist, and I don't know how to write in pronunciation guides.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Must be Aussies then. Brits it's ache.

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