of WH.

I’ve gotten a couple questions about how do you pronounce words that begin with WH.

And I’ve brought my Mom here because she pronounces it differently than I do. She does

the perfect, in my opinion, old fashioned, hw sound before the W. Whereas, I just make

a clean W sound. So, for example, let’s just say some words.

>> Okay.

>> Whale. >> Whale.

>> White. >> White.

>> What? >> What?

>> Why? >> Why?

>> While. >> While.

>> Such a perfect hw. So, either way, totally acceptable. And Mom, you said sometimes you

leave off the hw? Like for the word ‘whether’, you said you don’t do it.

>> Whether, W-H-E-T-H-E-R, I would say the same as weather.

>> Whether or not. >> Yeah, whether or not, I would say the same

as weather, clouds, rain, sleet. >> Right.

>> So, there I don’t say the WH. >> Yeah.

>> So either one is acceptable. Um, in my opinion, why learn another sound, hw, when

you don’t have to. Just make it a nice, clean W sound. I also think that the way my

Mom says it, white. >> White.

>> …is a little old fashioned. What do you think. Do you agree with that?

>> No. >> Really?

>> I don’t think it’s old-fashioned. >> What do you think it is?

>> I think it’s the way to say WH. >> Oh. Its A way to say WH.

Grammar note: when you say THE way, it means there’s only one way. When you say A way,

it means there is more than one way. Mom thinks her way is the only way, the right way,

but I know that both are acceptable pronunciations.

Listen again to THE way and A way.

>> What do you think it is? >> I think it’s the way to say WH.

>> Oh. Its A way to say WH. >> Okay guys, so that’s my opinion on how

to say WH words. If you’re going to say it like me, which is a clean W sound, you

just round the lips, ww, and start your word. Thanks, Mom.

>> You’re welcome, dear. >> Alright guys, that’s it, and thanks so

much for using Rachel’s English.