How is the name Rich pronounced?
Pronounce Names
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| Pronunciation: | r IH ch r IH ch rat it chin What does this mean? |
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Is the H silent in huge?
When people do it, they aren’t just randomly or lazily leaving off a sound. This “h“-dropping occurs in a specific environment—only in words that start with a “hyu.” If they drop it in huge, they also drop it in humor, humid, humiliation, humongous, and Hugh.
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