no more deluded by reaction: Spoken English

In a country where class is less determined by speech, such as the USA, the 'h' tends to remain silent in hotel and herb (though not in hospital) and the letter 'h' is almost universally pronounced 'aitch'. ... During the first World War, many English prisoners of war in Germany were interviewed and recorded on phonograph records. As part of their interviews they gave their place of birth and place of domicile. Their accents were in general much more 'rural' than those of ...