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Marketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.

Thanks to simbosan for the idea

(I helped save b3ta! Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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People prefixing "aitch" with an aitch
Stop it.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 12:41, 3 replies)
It's an Irish thing
I even seem to remember some Irish republicans back in the 80's starving themselves to death over this.
(roysin, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 13:31, closed)
ITYM
An Irish Catholic thing (apparently "H Samuel" was used as a shibboleth to tell one side from the other during the Troubles).

It seems to be more widespread though.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 13:52, closed)
Even on the BBC
Once the paragon for correct pronounciation, continuity announcers on Auntie Beeb tell us that programmes are available in "Haitch D".

Peasants.
(Barnetboy, Wed 14 Apr 2010, 17:53, closed)

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