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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:
phorbin wrote:
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Is tea a herb? Just that, with apologies if it's not exactly OT.
Oh, there is one more thing: is 'herb' pronounced erb?
Tea is camellia sinensis and it is an herb.
I would not think it is a herb in the botanical sense as it has woody stems
and doesn't die down seasonally, it's a herb in the cullinary/medicinal
sense.
Both pronunciations are correct.
There is no definitive answer to this one in an international forum. With
the "h" sounded is more common where I am, with it silent is likely to be
usage from a French language or dialectic background but that doesn't mean
it's wrong. In other places the silent form could be more common.
David
http://topazs_herbgarden.tripod.com/def_herb.htm
Bill
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