Joyce LionaronsFeb 25

Something I was wondering about this morning: native English speakers, do you pronounce initial [wh] and initial [w] differently? I.e., is there a difference in the way you pronounce 'which' and 'witch' or 'whether' and 'weather'?

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Yes
27.4%
No
67.9%
Huh?
4.8%
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Show threadAspiringLudditeFeb 25

@joyce

It is diagnostic for some regional accents, IIRC.

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@AspiringLuddite

In which country/countries?

Feb 25 at 12:32pmWeb
Show threadAspiringLudditeFeb 25

@joyce

I'd have to go searching to find out.

(Although wikipedia suggests Scotland, Ireland, and the Southern use retain the digraph pronunciation (hw).)