Proper pronunciation of the word "roof"

[mania]

One that always bothers me is:
What, why, when, where
Some are saying wot, wai, wen, were

At the same time Brits and Irish pronounce H before W
so it's
Hwot, Hwai, Hwen, Hwere

And I never know which one is the proper one

 

[siikik]

One that always bothers me is:
What, why, when, where
Some are saying wot, wai, wen, were

At the same time Brits and Irish pronounce H before W
so it's
Hwot, Hwai, Hwen, Hwere

And I never know which one is the proper one

You forgot "who."

 

[Diver0001]

Sounding English must be easy enough. Let's give it a go.

If you do what Mania said and reverse all the W's and H's and then put O's in where the A's should have been and AH in where AR usually goes.... <Diver0001 mumbles and tosses around for a good quote to use>

Then this

I studied at Harvard, where we learned the importance of speaking clearly, articulating as if we were masters of the universe and where the women, of whom my favorites were Americans who say "RUF", fell to their knees and screamed as if we were pop stars. This, for the simple reason that we were blessed to be true Enlish gentlemen.

becomes this:

I studied ot Hohvohd, hwere we leohned the importonce of speoking cleohly, ohticuloting os if we were mosters of the universe ond hwere the women, of hwom my fovorites were omericons hwo soy "RUF", fell to their knees ond screomed os if we were pop stohs. This, for the simple reoson thot we were blessed to be true Enlish gentlemen.

Get's you pretty darned close, doesn't it....?

R..

 

[mania]

 

[dpbishop]

I've known West Virginians who make the colloquial affirmative a six syllable event. What's that about?

 

[wardric]

That would be the part that's still in denial.

R..

I tought denial was in Egypt :huh:

 

[Deefstes]

And I would of thought everyone knows it's "would have" - that one annoys me no end.

 

[Diver0001]

you mean instead of "woodah" ?

R..

 

[Deefstes]

No, I mean in stead of "wood of".

 

[mislav]

One that always bothers me is:
What, why, when, where
Some are saying wot, wai, wen, were

At the same time Brits and Irish pronounce H before W
so it's
Hwot, Hwai, Hwen, Hwere

And I never know which one is the proper one

You mean like this: Whiskey?!