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In the speech of most native English nationals, the sounds used to pronounce these different spellings are indistinguishable. The Scots and Welsh, and many from outside the United Kingdom, make a clear distinction in sound. (In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the different sounds, as realised by careful speakers of English, of 'w' and 'wh' are represented by different signs, respectively /w/ and /W/.) | In the speech of most native English nationals, the sounds used to pronounce these different spellings are indistinguishable. The Scots and Welsh, and many from outside the United Kingdom, make a clear distinction in sound. (In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the different sounds, as realised by careful speakers of English, of 'w' and 'wh' are represented by different signs, respectively /w/ and /W/.) | ||
| − | This precise pronunciation helps them to avoid several spelling mistakes common in England. English schoolchildren often have problems with pairs of words like [[where | + | This precise pronunciation helps them to avoid several spelling mistakes common in England. English schoolchildren often have problems with pairs of words like [[where - were]], [[which - witch]], and [[wet - whet]]. |
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Revision as of 14:51, 10 April 2007
In the speech of most native English nationals, the sounds used to pronounce these different spellings are indistinguishable. The Scots and Welsh, and many from outside the United Kingdom, make a clear distinction in sound. (In the International Phonetic Alphabet, the different sounds, as realised by careful speakers of English, of 'w' and 'wh' are represented by different signs, respectively /w/ and /W/.)
This precise pronunciation helps them to avoid several spelling mistakes common in England. English schoolchildren often have problems with pairs of words like where - were, which - witch, and wet - whet.
