... "mid-whiff-ery?" Why not "midwife-ery?" I am most puzzled.
2006-11-27 04:37:42 · 8 answers · asked by LeviTosh 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Actually, one can pronounce it either way...and a couple other ways in addition. It's nothing more than a phonological difference in dialect.
2006-11-27 04:39:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mid whiff ery.
2006-11-27 12:51:40 · answer #2 · answered by Dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the english language for you.
It is one of the languages whose orthograph is not well structured to tally with the spoken words.
2006-11-27 12:49:09 · answer #3 · answered by justpristine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's one of those strange things in the English language, as you know, in England we pronounce lieutenant as leftenant, which also seems bizarre.
2006-11-27 12:51:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because in Anglo-Saxon, the word "wife" was pronounced "whiff". "Housewife" was pronounced "hus-wiff", which is where the modern day insult "hussy" comes from.
2006-11-27 12:51:26 · answer #5 · answered by purplepadma 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeh, i think thats a strange way of pronoucing it too
2006-11-27 12:39:44 · answer #6 · answered by FreakGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i your correct and i dont know why but it is its a mystery i suppose well not really
2006-11-27 12:39:41 · answer #7 · answered by G-Unit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, weird huh!
2006-11-27 12:41:55 · answer #8 · answered by Keira 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋