Can you say it properly?
On the radio a few days ago, I heard from a young chap who was talking about having HIV. Clearly this changed his life in many ways, but with drugs, he was explaining how he manages the condition. Sadly, there was no drug to take for the other element in play - his inability to pronounce his condition. "Haitch" is not a letter, and so he is in the difficult position of being unable to discuss properly the very condition he was on air to talk about. Perhaps the drug companies will come up with an effective drug in the coming years, but until then, everyone will have to take precautions. Sufferers should practise abstinence on public speaking, while listeners should protect themselves by switching off at the very first sign of mispronunciation.
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