Re: Brugmann's Law

I distinguish /w/ & /wh/ but I've never heard anyone
say /hwor/
You must have grown up a puritanical household if you
never heard the word a a kid

--- "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:

> In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister
> <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
>
> > This also brings up the <wh> or /hw/ of whore --is
> it an
> > affected spelling or the real thing. The word is
> never
> > pronounced as /hw/ AFAIK [...]
>
> Not quite true. I encountered the word in print
> long before
> I ever heard it. Since I retain the /hw/-/w/
> distinction, I
> assumed for years that it was pronounced with /hw/,
> and I
> still pronounce it so unless I make a conscious
> effort.
>
> Brian
>
>
>

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