HAHA. I used to pronounce it "erbs."
Then I heard Martha call them "h-erbs"
Her explanation went something like this.
"You wouldn't call Herbert, Erbert.."
I 
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I say 'erbs' but maybe it's the 10 years of french shcool?
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i say it with the H, like herbert! DH says it without and it makes me laugh!
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To other people we call them "erbs" but DH always jokes and calls them H-erbs. We mispronounce things as jokes sometimes, but will have to fix this as DS starts talking more!
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My parents are British & pronounce the h. DH does it now too but mostly bc he thinks its funny to say it that way.
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I say erbs.
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Erbs...isn't the h silent?
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Erbs. I always thought saying the "h" was the british pronunciation.
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Erbs! I always thought h-erb was a man's name and erb was an herb.
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Haha. Martha says things a little funny sometimes!
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Erb! Merriam Webster has listed both pronunciations as correct but states erb first and says US also & British usually for herb.
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I say erbs.
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I drop the "h" American style, but in England people giggled at me. Oh well, calling them h-erbs made me feel like I was saying a man's name, like saying I'd like some extra Herbs and Freds in my pasta sauce. LOL.
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Erbs!
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Erbs.
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Does anyone know the British comedian Eddie Izzard? He was talking about the different pronunciations of words between the two countries (US and UK).
Careful, language:)
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Herbs. Erbs kills me.
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Erbs
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I say erbs. Actually I never say either version... it doesn't really come up that often for me!
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Erbs
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I don't say anything. Every time I see the word, I say it both ways in my head: "Herbs...Erbs...Whatever." I avoid saying it out loud because I don't know how!
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@Rubies: Haha you sound just like me... just classy enough to realize that you don't have class. Oops, I may be projecting my situation onto you! I'm sure you have tons of class...
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Erbs!
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@mrbee: No, you're absolutely right - I have enough class to know that I don't! LOL! I take it as an absolutely compliment!
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@Rubies: Haha high five then! Or maybe it should be a low five?
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Erbs!
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@meganmp: Yes! Love Eddie
(To answer the original question h-erbs...there's an 'h' in it! - and I'm British.) -
Erbs, ha ha, I like spelling it that way.
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Herbs!!!! I used to say erbs, but then moved to England and realised how ridiculous it is to drop the 'h' so I now say herbs. Why is the h sound dropped anyway? Is there a phonetic reason? We don't drop it in other h words like hard, hotel, hay, hot, hero etc. Just wondering...
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I've always heard it's "erbs" so I say erbs but after reading this post I think I should say herbs because we do pronounce the"h" in herbivore.
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Erbs!
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@Ree723: we drop the h in honor and heir!
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I don't know. Since I've been living abroad for a few years, I'm not even sure how I say it anymore. Both?
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always with the H! DH drops the H and it makes me LOL every time!
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Erbs!
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Erbs!
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Erbs
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Erbs, though I can't say I have to use that word often..so that takes care of that
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Erbs. I don't care for "herbs".
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erbs--Herb is a man's name to me. This makes me want to ask DH's grandma what she says--she is British.
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