Originally Posted by
cindyb
Yes, that's one for me, too. My kids laugh at me because I pronounce my 'Wh' the way it is suppose to be pronounced. Ex: 'White - While - Where' They think it's 'Wite -Wile - Wear'. They say I am the ONLY one that does this. AM I?
No, you're not! My sister (the only sister among us 4 girls) emphasizes the "wh" and I tease her mercilessly. It sounds like the way broadcast journalists are trained --to put an "h" before the "wh". "HWHat are you saying? HWHy are you blowing so much air to say "HWHere are we going?" I tell my sister she sounds like Tom Brokaw
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It's okay. She teases me when my Baltimore accent slips out. (It's a very unattractive accent.) "Hey, hon, winn are you goin' hooome? Ready da go down 'ee ohcean, hon?"