H is for Herself

The Helpful Letter H in the Italian Alphabet

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H is for Herself. 

But really she is for everyone else. Present but almost invisible, silent and stoic, the Letter H, or Acca in Italian, is the helper consonant. She is the friend we all turn to, the shoulder to cry on, the …