At 10/19/2006 05:29 PM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote:

>Andrew Levin quoted:
>>> But the "nucular" pronunciation gets the letters in the wrong order,
>>> while the "on-velope" is simply a holdover pronunciation from its
>>> French origins (I would presume).
>>>
>>> There are no English pronunciation rules that I know of that treat
>>> the reversal of the letter sounds as correct in any case.

>"Wh" in what, where, which, white, whe, and why: pronounced "hwat",
>"hwere", "hwich", "hwite", "hwen", and hwy respectively.

I'd be curious to know what region of the US they do that in. I have never heard it.

Phil Daley          < AutoDesk >
http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley



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