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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