The words weather and whether are only rarely mixed up naturally, in contrast to apostrophes. And even if they were, why not? The pronunciations have already m

The words weather and whether are only rarely mixed up naturally, in contrast to apostrophes. And even if they were, why not? The pronunciations have already merged, the only reason they're still distinct is because of the immense historical legacy English is carrying around. In Dutch, a sister of English, they're both written "weer".