10 Words That Some Jamaican Either add or drop the “h”s

by Denise Clarke

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The Jamaican language is an intriguing part of our culture. The nuances and accents change from one end of the island to the other sometimes baffling foreigners and even our own countrymen. We make up words, add letters to some and shorten others to fit the colorful stories we love to tell. Unfortunately the letter ‘H’ is often the victim of this language customization. Here are 10 examples where the ‘H’ has been killed off, or mysteriously appeared in the vernacular.

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