Episode 159: Elizabethan Voices
The History of English Podcast
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The History of the H Sound
The H sound is one of the weakest sounds in the language. It's voiceless, and it's really little more than a slight breath. Throughout its history, it's had a tendency to become silent at the beginning of a word. So why does that initial H sound keep disappearing? Not only in English, but in other languages as well.
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