| Topic List |
Page List:
1 |
|---|---|
|
GanonsSpirit 01/11/18 2:18:35 AM #1: |
And why isn't "how" spelled "whow"?
--- http://i.imgur.com/tsQUpxC.jpg Thanks, Nade Duck! [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[|||||||||||||]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
MICHALECOLE 01/11/18 2:20:36 AM #2: |
Shut up, thats why
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
DocDelicious 01/11/18 2:28:20 AM #3: |
Because then "how" would be pronounced "wow"...but breathier.
Also, it's because we don't use accents as much as we probably should. --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
GanonsSpirit 01/11/18 2:29:33 AM #4: |
DocDelicious posted...
Because then "how" would be pronounced "wow"...but breathier. No, it'd be pronounced with a silent w, like who. --- http://i.imgur.com/tsQUpxC.jpg Thanks, Nade Duck! [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[|||||||||||||]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
DocDelicious 01/11/18 3:05:50 AM #5: |
GanonsSpirit posted...
DocDelicious posted...Because then "how" would be pronounced "wow"...but breathier. That's not how English works dawg. --- o7 Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
dainkinkaide 01/11/18 3:10:07 AM #6: |
Because hwa in Old English changed to hwo and, later, who (which was still pronounced /hwo/) in Middle English, then a wh-cluster reduction occurred, causing it to pronounced /ho/. Finally, in Early Modern English, the pronunciation changed to /hu/.
"How", on the other hand, went from a speculated Proto-Germanic hwo, to Old English hu (pronounced exactly like "who" is now) through a similar wh-cluster reduction, until it underwent a vowel shift in Middle English to eventually become "how". --- Hank Pym changes superhero aliases more often than Hawkman changes origin stories. ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Setsunahenry 01/11/18 3:25:54 AM #7: |
How do people pronounce "whole"?
--- PSN: setsunah0186 | Playing: DD: Dark Arisen & Watch Dogs 2 I My me Idol ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
| Topic List |
Page List:
1 |
