tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post3946141276088368035..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: YOU MUST GO AND READ THIS - #10Expat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-68630438808024626192012-01-16T14:17:41.376+00:002012-01-16T14:17:41.376+00:00Funnily enough Iota, if you really want to make th...Funnily enough Iota, if you really want to make the Queenager shudder, you pronounce the "wh" in those words. One of her teachers used to do it and it makes her skin crawl!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-37228527517393407822012-01-15T23:00:22.147+00:002012-01-15T23:00:22.147+00:00Thank you!! Funnily enough, as I was writing it, y...Thank you!! Funnily enough, as I was writing it, you popped into my mind, because you once said to me "I love it when you whitter on", and that PBJ post is nothing if not whittering on (and I still haven't worked out whether whitter has an h in it or not).<br /><br />I've just looked up witter/whitter, and according to Collins Dictionary online, both are acceptable - though it gives witter as the first spelling, and for whitter, it just says "an acceptable alternative to witter". So I guess I'll stick with whitter, because I've always been a bit of a fan of the wh beginning of words, especially when we lived in Scotland and they taught children to "speak properly" and pronounce the wh with a bit of a whistle. Seriously, you hear mothers say "say that properly", if their children say "wich" and the kids have to repeat "whhhich?" with a definite breath behind it. <br /><br />I love the Collins Dictionary for being free online. Snooty old OED only lets you look up something if you subscribe. Snooty snooty snooty.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-1741081111980797932012-01-15T22:07:14.494+00:002012-01-15T22:07:14.494+00:00Mwahahahahah.Mwahahahahah.Meaganhttp://ladywholunches.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-920533398498233002012-01-15T07:40:06.934+00:002012-01-15T07:40:06.934+00:00I second your recommendation - it's a great po...I second your recommendation - it's a great post. Beware if you're a reader who hasn't visited her blog before, though - you'll find yourself scrolling back through the archives for hours!Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.com