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'an HYP' vs 'a HYP' ?

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Re: 'an HYP' vs 'a HYP' ?

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Postby Wizard » June 21st, 2020, 9:14 am

Dod101 wrote:I think that hotel lends itself to be called an 'otel for some reason, but my mother, who was rather good in the elocution department (not a word I hear a lot these days), certainly taught me and my sister to pronounce the 'h' where ever it occurred and anything else was regarded as slovenly. Hence hotel and a hotel.

GS's argument might have some merit if anyone actually says H. Y. P. It would never have occurred to me to do that but I may be in a minority of one. I would always say and certainly mentally do, say HYP as in hype, quite clearly pronouncing the 'H' in the same way as in hotel.

I cannot say which is correct but I plump for Phrase 2.

Dod

I always spell it out in my head, so use an. But then I didn't consider anyone did anything different either :lol:

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Re: 'an HYP' vs 'a HYP' ?

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Postby Lanark » June 21st, 2020, 10:17 am

Not to get all 'extra' on this but the solution is to start calling it an Extra High Yield Portfolio - An EHYP


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