Date:  Mon, 29 Jan 1996 11:54:02 -0800

From:  Dan Moonhawk Alford <dalford[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]S1.CSUHAYWARD.EDU>

Subject: Re: whoop



Count my usage as:



1. /whup/

2. /whup/

3. /whup/

4. /whup/ varies with /hup/ here, an earlier family usage



I'm mostly solidly one vowel and voiceless w when I'm whooping.



> On Mon, 29 Jan 1996, Dale F.Coye wrote:

>

> > In a paper I'm working on, I discuss the pronunciation of whoop and find to

> > my amazement that I pronounce it three different ways depending on context.

> >

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

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

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

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

> >

> > I'd like to find out if this is generally the case and would appreciate your

> > comments and personal usage.

>

>