Aitch is the letter H written out as a word, the way you write bee for B or ess for S. You need it when you are talking about the letter itself, not using it inside a word.

Aitch is the letter H written out as a wordaitch是把字母H寫成一個單字，the way you write bee for B or ess for S就像B寫成bee、S寫成ess那樣。You need it when you are talking about the letter itself你在單講這個字母本身的時候需要用它，not using it inside a word而不是這個字母用在一個字裡面的時候。

In most of the United States, and in older British teaching, the name starts with a vowel sound: aitch. Though actually, a great many people — in Ireland, in parts of Britain, in Australia — say haitch, with an H at the front. Some teachers still mark haitch as wrong; many families say it that way at home without thinking.

In most of the United States, and in older British teaching在美國大部分地方，還有比較舊式的英式教學裡，the name starts with a vowel sound: aitch這個字母名稱是母音開頭：aitch。Though actually不過其實，a great many people — in Ireland, in parts of Britain, in Australia很多人——在愛爾蘭、英國部分地區、澳洲——say haitch, with an H at the front會說haitch，前面加個H音。Some teachers still mark haitch as wrong有些老師還是會把haitch判成錯的；many families say it that way at home without thinking很多家庭在家裡就這樣說，根本沒多想。

Neither group is foolish. In England there is an old social sting around this letter: dropping your aitches (saying ouse for house) used to mark a speaker as working-class, and that fight made people extra proud, or extra shy, about how they named H.

Neither group is foolish兩邊的人都不算錯。In England there is an old social sting around this letter在英格蘭，這個字母帶著一種古老的社會刺痛感：dropping your aitches (saying ouse for house)不發H音（把house說成ouse），used to mark a speaker as working-class以前會讓人聽出說話者是勞工階級，and that fight made people extra proud, or extra shy, about how they named H這樣的爭議讓人對自己怎麼唸H特別驕傲、或特別不好意思。

The word itself is only the name of the letter.

The word itself is only the name of the letter這個詞本身就只是這個字母的名稱。