The letter H, past, present, and future

by Alfred Leach

DICTIONARY CONCORDANCES.

“H” prescribes the Aspirate; “v” indicates that the vowel is not to be aspirated. The pronunciation recommended in this work is shown in the first column.

		Wk.	J.	O.	N.	Wor.	S.	R.	C.	D.	B.
HEIR HOUR HONEST HONOR and all their formatives	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v	v
except
honorarium and	v			v			H		H	v
honorary	v	v		v		v	v	v	H or v	v
HERB	H	v	v	v	v	v	H	v	H	H or v	H
herbaceous	H	H	v	v	H	v	H	H	H	H
herbage	H	v		v	H or v	H or v	H	H	H	H or v
herbal	H	H		v	H	H		H	H	H
herbalist	H	H		v				H	H	H
herbivorous	H			v				H	H	H
herborisation	H			v			H	H	H	H
HOSPITAL	H	v		H	H	H	H	H	H	H or v	H
hospitalier	H			H				H	H	H
hospitable	H	H		H		H	H	H	H	H
HOSPICE	H			H			H		H or v	H
HOTEL	H			H	H		H	H	H	H	H
HOSTEL	H	H		H	H	H		H	H	H
hostelry	H	H		H	H	H			H	H
Hostler		v	v	v	v	v	v	H	H or v	H or v	v
(ostler)	v
hosteler	H					H
HUMOR	H {Smart proposed that this word, meaning moisture, fluids, &c. should be aspirated.
humoral	H	v		H	v	H or v	H	H	v	v
HUMOUR	H or v	v	v	H		H or v	v	H	H or v	v	v
humourism	H or v			H	v	H or v
Humourist	H or v	v		H		v	v	H	H or v	v
humourous	H or v	v		H		v	v	H		v
humoursome	H or v	v		H		v	v	H
HUMBLE	H	v	v	v	H or v	H or v	H	H	H or v	H or v	H or v
HUMILITY	H	H		v				H		H

A blank generally indicates that no distinct opinion is expressed in the work consulted.