You wouldn't pronounce who as woo, now whould you? :-)
The correct sound is somewhere between wuh and huh but it's tricky.
And your name qualifies for the treatment. It's archaic but pleasant,
like pronouncing both vowels in boat (as Northumbrians can).
Oh, and it's Heimlich innit?
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 22/09/2010, at 6:24 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Shoot! I thought he was gone, but he ain't. Oh, well. Things should
> get interesting again. <wink>
>
> Noting that my last name begins with Wh, I wonder if I mispronounce
> it <g>, and I'm also worried about this aspiration thing. Shouldn't,
> I guess, as we have Chris, and now a returned Andrew, to perform the
> delicate Lexicon Hiemlich.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> www.bobwhitmire.com
>
>
>
> On Sep 21, 2010, at 4:14 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
>> And WHO are you calling an old lady?
>> Andrew Fildes (who can and does aspirate a 'w')
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> On 22/09/2010, at 5:58 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>
>>>> And while on that topic, there no need to apologise to Johan for
>>>> the English "wh", since it has Scandinavian roots, although as
>>>> "hv". That spelling must have been considered unattractive by our
>>>> English forebears, but if you listen carefully to an elderly
>>>> English lady with suitably ladylike pronunciation, you should hear
>>>> that the changed spelling is not yet reflected in the spoken word.
>
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