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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Show threadThe Tattooed Nonna 🧙‍♀️
@joyce yes I sort of pronounce the h. But almost like it's in front of the w... Which is weird when I think about it
Feb 25 at 3:13pmWeb
Show threadAnybody's King (Scrummy)Feb 25
@Tattooed_Mummy @joyce That’s where the H was all the way back to Old English. It was spelled that way too. It was Flemish typesetters in the 15th century that switched them. Hw became wh, to match words that started with sh and ch.
Show threadJoyce LionaronsFeb 25

@scrummy @Tattooed_Mummy

Yes I know. I have a PhD in Old English.

Show threadAnybody's King (Scrummy)Feb 25
@joyce @Tattooed_Mummy Ah! Sorry, didn’t intend to be a reply guy!
Show threadThe Tattooed Nonna 🧙‍♀️Feb 25
@joyce @scrummy I don't though lol.
Show threadAnybody's King (Scrummy)Feb 25
@Tattooed_Mummy @joyce Thanks! I’m just an amateur enthusiast, and I can definitely see how my comment could be misinterpreted.
Show threadJoyce LionaronsFeb 25

@scrummy @Tattooed_Mummy

And I'm sorry if I was rude coming back at you. I've just had a lot of true "reply guy" replies.

Show threadThe Tattooed Nonna 🧙‍♀️Feb 25
@joyce @scrummy group hug! 🫂