H

Adding an H into words in order to make them fannish is now a full-blown tradition. It is no longer aspirated, but has become the Silent Fannish H.

Note also that the same process will sometimes turn "F" into "Ph" -- e.g., Phoxphyre.

From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959

With the spread of the expression "ghod", and perhaps as a carryover from the trend noted under "G", addition of an H after the initial letter of a word came to mean, or at least imply, "pertaining to fandom", as in Lhiterature and Bheer. When spoken, such aspirates are voiced: Luh-HIT-er-a-ture, Buh-HEER. An orphan sound, having no companion sound like nearly every other consonant has. Let's shed a tear and pass on to the definitions.

From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944

An orphan sound, having no companion sound like nearly every other consonant has. Let's shed a tear and pass on to the definitions.

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