calliope:
Sounded like one speaking Chinese ... English falling my hand from the beginning of time...

logica:
You can write a test for "R" and "L" factors too while you are at it. Also test for the "A" factor; you know some people tend to pronounce words like "name" like "nem".

BuyNaija:



How can we train ourselves and why don't I have the H factor.
I doubt if we care about such things in this part of the world , I guess it's genetic.

Olukokosir:
Nt easy mehn....I cum dey skip lyk DVD

Opistorincos:
i have h,v and f factore buh i guess its due to the gap in my teeth

dadee007:
H-Factor is when someone has trouble pronouncing words that have the letter H in them or pronouncing words that do not have the letter H in them as having the H sound. You can test yourself and check your H-factor-compliance by reciting aloud, the sentence below in 5 seconds. If you have difficulty reading it out aloud correctly, you have the dreaded H-factor. But not to worry, at least you now know and you can retrain yourself to lose the H factor. Cheers.

It is advisable to have someone with you to monitor your compliance. Have Fun! courtesy laffhub.com.

''Our hot air hostess handed us hot oats, as she had in her hand our air fare.''

http://laffhub.com/blog/test-yourself-for-h-factor
[img]http://laffhub.com:8080/i/posts/test-for-h-factor.jpg[/img]

darkenedrebel:
It's more common among the Yorubas; just as the Igbos find themselves in between Scylla and Charybdis when they have to pronounce words that begin with the letter 'R' or 'L'.

Ex: I love Manchester United because of Wayne ''Looney".

blesoh:

That's true oh, my mum has gap too they are Some words she finds it difficult to pronounce. Her gap sef na up and down she get.

somegirl1:

Only a very small group of Igbos from one state.

somcherry:
I hate when people make the H-factor mistake while writing.


I see it all the time here on nairaland.

When I was a kid, my mum used to gather us(me and my siblings) and make us mimicking the sound of an old telephone.


She taught us the difference between L and R only because there was no need for the H-factor and the rest.

Thankfully,we don't have any issue with pronouncing any alphabet

cocoberry:
I have d R factor!

Opistorincos:


Mine is just at the upper part. Guess you guess do tease her a lot by telling her to pronounce words starting with those alphabets

blesoh:

LOL yes oh. But when I was young I wished to have the gap, lol but I have not visible sha na only me know. Lol

Harmored:




we posted the same thing to book space

viqueta:
yoruba people and H factor are like APC and propaganda.......na joke o, before all my yoruba friends go vex for me like say na me make economy hard

Opistorincos:


the gap does add to one's beauty, back in the days, there are people that are specialized in making fake ones for people that wish to have gap tooth

darkenedrebel:


Someone's feeling a little guilty here.

somegirl1:


Guilty? Are you sure you know the meaning of the word?