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HUYT?
What are you asking here?
It depends on context.
That box’s color is black and its height is 24 inches.
is pronounced HITE-th.
What is the height of that airplane?
is pronounced HITE.
I can’t quite articulate my decision rule, but I think it hinges on whether the attribute is inherent or contingent. I do know it’s unconscious and highly consistent and repeatable.
Tall
(Kidding, I suppose this is a thingy about the th )
Height rhymes with kite.
According to here, saying it was a th at the end is a mispronunciation.
I would say I said “hite.” But sometimes I do say the word “heighth” if I’m talking about the number–in informal contexts.
So same thing as @LSLGuy, but I say that “heighth” is a separate word, and one I would avoid in even slightly formal contexts–similar to how I don’t say “fixin’ to.”
Sorry guys, heighth is not a word. Not spelled or pronounced that way. Just because we have the words ‘wide’ and ‘width’ doesn’t mean we have corresponding words ‘high’ and ‘heighth’, it’s just ‘high’ and ‘height’.
You should pronounce it “he 'ight”, like the phrase meaning “this gentleman, he’s okay”.
To rhyme with kite.
Ha! Good one.
I say Hite but sometimes add thto the end too.
Asphalt. I say as-phalt
When I moved to Michigan everyone said
ash-phalt, even the guy who drove truck for Reith Reilly. No it’s as-phalt!
Yeah, this. OP, were you looking at the “height” vs “heighth” distinction, or something else?
If that’s what you were interested in, a poll might be appropriate:
How do you pronounce “height”?
- with a T sound at the end (rhymes with “kite”)
- with a TH sound at the end (as if it were “heighth”)
- sometimes with a T sound, sometimes with a TH sound
- some other way besides these
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voters
Wide → Width
Long → Length
Deep → Depth
High → Height (pronounced “Hite”, to rhyme with “Kite”)
Ah! I didn’t realize some people pronounced it with a “th” at the end. I likely have not been paying close attention.
Same here. Never knew it was a thing.
This came up long long ago when I was developing a 2D graphic design system. All the graphic objects had ‘height’ and ‘width’ properties. Apparently many people say ‘heighth’ with that ‘th’ at end. Extensive research during more than one lunch break concluded that people are just following the convention @pjd illustrated below. Sometimes they’re aware ‘heighth’ is not a word but don’t realize they’re saying it.
If many people say it, then it’s a word. That’s how words happen.
Sure, but regional alternate pronunciations, assuming this is one, seldom become accepted words of their own. Even though many people use them, they never become national words. In New York, "For example, “huge” becomes “yooge,” “better” transforms into “beddah” and “already” is pronounced as “ah-ready.” Nor is the Pittsburghian word “yinz” meaning “y’all” a word even though it’s been around forever.
Height pronounced as heighth isn’t likely to become a word. First, an alternate pronunciation isn’t really a new word. Second, like 95% of us here, I’ve never heard anyone using that pronunciation. Many people aren’t saying it.
I’ve never said ‘height’ with a th-sound at the end.
If the tendency to do so is regional in the US, that would be interesting to know.
And what about the UK and Commonwealth nations?
Now I’m interested!