Richard Dawkins(@RichardDawkins):In this case, the selection pressure is intuitively reasonably obvious. “Haitch” includes the actual sound of the consonant “H”, while “Aitch” does not. But the selection pressures fostering the Great Vowel Shift are much harder to think about.

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In this case, the selection pressure is intuitively reasonably obvious. “Haitch” includes the actual sound of the consonant “H”, while “Aitch” does not. But the selection pressures fostering the Great Vowel Shift are much harder to think about.

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