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Alicia Silverstone Sparks Debate Over How To Pronounce Herbs
Alicia Silverstone's relaxed Instagram post unwittingly let loose an international debate. The Clueless star queried her audience, 'How do...
The video shows Silverstone explaining how her mother would say ‘herbs’ with that hard H, British style, while the American style is to drop that H completely, leaving us with ‘erbs.’ What ensued was a whirlwind comment section filled with heated linguistic battles, declarations of national pride, and funny cultural observations. Some, like @christyb828, conceded, ‘That’s how I say it and get laughed at all the time… side note I’m also from Georgia and have no explanation why I say it that way.’ Whereas others seem to be mocking it: @charlietaylorstudio: ‘Honestly, when I first arrived in America I couldn’t understand why people were pretending to have a fake French accent when pronouncing ‘erbs’. @deferraris said, ‘Your mom was so sweet… I worked at Peninsula Humane Society when she volunteered there:),’ while @rawchefandrea commented, ‘Thank You for helping me go Vegan 27 years strong here.’
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