Re: [pieml] Labiovelars versus Palatals + Labiovelar Approximant

On 2008-11-02 18:10, Brian M. Scott wrote:

> All are [w]/[W] for me, and probably for Peter as well. But
> this distinction is vanishing in the U.S. and largely gone
> in England, though I believe that it's still healthy in
> Scotland.

H-less spellings for wh-words can be found as early as ca. 1500. In
England, the distinction has not been consistently made since the 18th
century except for speakers who observe it "for their own private
satisfaction", as C.H. Wyld put it.

Piotr