# Regional pronunciation? "w" for 'wh'

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-pronunciation-w-for-wh/558881>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 30, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-pronunciation-w-for-wh/558881 "2010-10-30T16:35:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-pronunciation-w-for-wh/558881/41 "2010-11-02T10:21:41Z")

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You can’t really do self tests. Ask someone how they pronounce a word and they’ll say it differently from how they do in normal speech.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-pronunciation-w-for-wh/558881/42 "2010-11-02T13:16:42Z")

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> [@Ruken](#):
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> You can’t really do self tests. Ask someone how they pronounce a word and they’ll say it differently from how they do in normal speech.

You can if you know what you are doing. You just have to come up with a sentence or two that you would say naturally. Usually, that’s enough to get you into the natural rhythm so that you’ll say the words without thinking about them.

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