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		ByteJockey on Oct 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I couldn't debug the code because of my name I think I just learned that some dialects/accents don't pronounce the w in water and the w in what the same way. What's the difference?

gerdesj on Oct 23, 2021 | [–]

What can be pronounced as "wot" or something like "hwot". I can't recall the technical term.

mkotowski on Oct 21, 2021 | [–]

The «wh» in words like when, why, what can be pronounced as a voiceless labial–velar fricative (IPA sign: ʍ).

For more detailed explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_English_%E2%9...

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