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Sentence
There
is
no
doubt
that
the
uncertainty
about
the
letter
H,
which
much
defaces
English
in
some
classes
of
the
community,
is
due
entirely
to
Norman
influence,
for
Frenchmen
could
not
aspirate.
Three
words—hour,
honor,
heir,
with
compounds
of
them
such
as
hourly,
honourable,
heirship,
and
the
like,
are
quite
enough
to
puzzle
people
who
find
H
sometimes
sounded,
sometimes
not.
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There is no doubt that the uncertainty about the letter H, which much defaces English in some classes of the community, is due entirely to Norman influence, for Frenchmen could not aspirate. Three words—hour, honor, heir, with compounds of them such as hourly, honourable, heirship, and the like, are quite enough to puzzle people who find H sometimes sounded, sometimes not.
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