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I think I just learned that some dialects/accents don't pronounce the w in water and the w in what the same way. What's the difference?
by ByteJockey 5y ago
I think I just learned that some dialects/accents don't pronounce the w in water and the w in what the same way.
What's the difference?
- mkotowski 5y agoThe «wh» in words like when, why, what can be pronounced as a voiceless labial–velar fricative (IPA sign: ʍ). For more detailed explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_English_%E2%9F%A8wh%E2%9F%A9 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_English_%E2%9...
- gerdesj 5y agoWhat can be pronounced as "wot" or something like "hwot". I can't recall the technical term.