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Polymath257 Think & Care Staff member Premium Member Sep 15, 2022 #2 When I grew up, I was taught to pronounce wh as /hw/. Everyone around me did so. I later found out this is known as the whine-wine merger: Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩ - Wikipedia The funny thing is that I did not grow up in the region this article pinpoints as not having the merger. Last edited: Sep 15, 2022
When I grew up, I was taught to pronounce wh as /hw/. Everyone around me did so. I later found out this is known as the whine-wine merger: Pronunciation of English ⟨wh⟩ - Wikipedia The funny thing is that I did not grow up in the region this article pinpoints as not having the merger.
Rival se Dex me saut. Staff member Premium Member Sep 15, 2022 #3 Originally in English -wh words were spelled -hw and so the h was said and this has carried over into modern times. So yes, it's at least more historically and etymologically accurate to say 'hw'.
Originally in English -wh words were spelled -hw and so the h was said and this has carried over into modern times. So yes, it's at least more historically and etymologically accurate to say 'hw'.