Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 15:29:49 -0600

From: Natalie Maynor maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RA.MSSTATE.EDU

Subject: Re: whoop



1.War whoop /hup/, vowel as in food

/hwup/



2.They whooped it up /wUpt/, vowel as in look.

/hwup/



3.She gave a whoop /wup/ as in food.

/hwup/



4. whooping cough I could say all three in addition to /hUp/.

/hup/



--Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)

native speaker of Mississippi English