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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-dropping#H-insertion
The silent h is because words like this were originally French. Victorians started pronouncing the h again.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-dropping#H-insertion
The silent h is because words like this were originally French. Victorians started pronouncing the h again.