[hw-] v. [w]

[Dennis Preston]

Wilson,

I seen it, but I thought the dog was makin' fun of the kid for the
[hw] pronunciation, not the other way around. [hw] pronouncers like
us (dyin' breed) were clearly offended.

dInIs



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>Tonight, on a TV cartoon show, "Family Man," I think that it was, the
>characters kicked around the [hw-] v. lw] pronunciations, with one of
>the [hw-]-speaking characters jokingly noting that, e.g. [wip] in
>place of [hwip] sounded "wheird" [hwird].
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>[wip] in place of [hwip] doesn't sound "wheird," but it does sound
>weird. Well not really, though I'm a [hw-] speaker.
>
>-Wilson.
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Dennis R. Preston
University Distinguished Professor
Department of English
Morrill Hall 15-C
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48864 USA

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