/w/-/hw/ again

[Dennis R. Preston]

Yes; but not my sense of "ever"; I meant is there
any attested modern survival of a /hw/ in "who"
(as there obviosuly are in my own mouth for what,
where, why,metc..., but not who.)

dInIs

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>Yes. In Old English (hwa)!
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>Barbara
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>Barbara Need
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>On 27 Dec 2007, at 16:27, Dennis Preston wrote:
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>>  Has there ever been a pronunciation of "who" with /hw/?
>>
>>  dInIs
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>>>   From a recent column about a legendary Boston politician:
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>>>  <FreddieÌs greatest moment came during his Parkman House hearings,
>>>  when
>>>  he exposed Mayor WhiteÌs profligate spending at his palatial home
>>>  away
>>>  from home.
>>>  ÏWho ate at the Parkman House?Ó Freddie thundered, his unlit cigar
>>>  clenched in his teeth. ÏH-W-O-H - who?Ó>
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>>>  http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/columnists/view.bg?
>>>  articleid=1062332
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