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Originally Posted By: zmjezhdbecause I say "hwite"
Sadly my dialect lacks these hs. Do you pronounce the h in whale? I ask because it is not, etymologically speaking, supposed to be there. (And how many syllables in drawer? 1, 1.5, 2, or 3?)
whale - yup, I say hwale. silly me. learning my hws apparently transfers to all whs!
and drawer, well, is that a wooden place in a cabinet, or someone who draws? 1.5 for the former, and 2 for the latter.
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