"Why"

Bob

It is an odd word. Something about it seems so wrong, even if it is so common.

inkblot

What?

Bob

The three letters, the sound, the "h", it is all so wrong.

Beorc

...What's with all these topics you're making?

Bob

Is IJBM not for complaining?

Beorc

I suppose, but it seems kind of strange to make so many topics at once...but, eh, I never make topics and hardly post and the one thread I'm interested in is dying anyways, so whatever.

Chagen

The "W" was there from Old Ænglish, where it actually was pronounced. "Why" was pronounced "Wah-hy" or "Wa-ay".

It's the same situation for words like "write", "wreak", "what", "-

Dumbass me, the "w" in "why" is pronounced,...

Bob

Is pronounced?

Chagen

The Voiced Labial-Velar Approximant occurs in "why" and is represented with the "w" in it. So yes, it is pronounced.

Bob

Yes. I misread your other post, my apologies.

Thank you.

Forzare

y

Vorpy

Wy do you say that?

Bob

Wy even put in H in it? H is stupid.

I ate you, H.