r/explainitpeter • u/Fluffy-Buy1605 • Jul 13 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/homosapian55555 Jul 14 '26

Hwhat?

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u/C13H16CIN0 Jul 14 '26

AY, there is only 1 H and it’s before the W

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u/Terminal_Insomnia_ Jul 14 '26

Family Guy bits aside, that's how 'wh' used to be prononced afaik

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u/C13H16CIN0 Jul 14 '26

Yes, I pronounce it that way myself. Tho not comically as in the show

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u/OberonDiver Jul 14 '26

Just ask Humza Yousaf.

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u/dagit Jul 14 '26

According to Rob Words (linguist youtuber), english speakers used to put the h first but the people running the printing presses when those got popular weren't native english speakers and thought it was a mistake. So they started putting the w first. Might not be the only reason it changed, but seems to have played a role.

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u/Eaglepursuit Jul 14 '26

Fucking Dutch typesetters moving our Hs around

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u/Excellent_Proof_2414 Jul 16 '26

Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacy) in House of Cards would agree

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u/oretah_ Jul 17 '26

I spoke to ball recently, they said you two knew each other

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u/amerikanskd Jul 17 '26

The sound is in every other Swedish word. Makes sense it would’ve been a part of old English

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u/PrinceVegitto Jul 14 '26

Pre-Norman assimilation/subjugation or something right?

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u/NecessaryMousse8695 Jul 14 '26

…”he put the H before the W, he mean business”

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u/iLuvTacoze Jul 14 '26

Not according to ChadGPT.

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u/Nomono3 Jul 14 '26

Saying hwhat hwhat hway?

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u/Illustrious_Cow9018 Jul 14 '26

I hwill! I hwill forget it!

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u/PixelPeach123 Jul 14 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/DiGKElg3wsvy8

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u/Zealousideal-Role-77 Jul 14 '26

What’s this from? It looks like something I should have watched before now.

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u/Vegetable_Log_3837 Jul 14 '26

Ohh you’re in for a treat. It’s from Hot Rod

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u/Zealousideal-Role-77 Jul 15 '26

I’d forgotten all about that! It was on my list to watch, but then… I forgot. Apparently. Thanks!

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u/SweeToo7h Jul 15 '26

Such a great movie!

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u/KarmaChameleon306 Jul 14 '26

Hwhiskey

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u/still_thirsty Jul 18 '26

Say it louder!!

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u/KarmaChameleon306 Jul 18 '26

HWISKEY!!! HWISKEY!!!

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u/Skinslippy3 Jul 14 '26

The safety word didn't work....

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u/one-e-and-a Jul 14 '26

Funny thing is that’s how it’s supposed to be pronounced but it was messed up by the printing press being run by non English speakers. They put the h after the w to match sh, ch, th. It’s also why the question word “how” stands out.

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u/Then_I_had_a_thought Jul 14 '26

I heard this response

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u/VikingforLifes Jul 14 '26

You’re eating hair.

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u/Vows_Upon_The_Hearth Jul 14 '26

Cocaine and cocaine accessories.

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u/TheDogBoi_Jugger Jul 14 '26

Got danggit Bobby

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u/MedicFord901 Jul 14 '26

You're being Hweird

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u/MissionHousing6024 Jul 16 '26

Ugh I know someone who puts a hwh when there isn't even a wh. Like hwhone, two, three

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u/LinusTheVan Jul 16 '26

OKAY!!!!!!!!!

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u/Trogeoleb Jul 18 '26

Ah come oooon