1023: Wh- Questions Sep 27, 2017

English has several pronouns—'who', 'what', 'where', 'when', 'why' 'which' etc.—that all introduce the same sorts of clauses, and all begin with the same two letters when spelt. They go by some different names including "'wh-' questions", and introduce both questions, and relative clauses. Some people also classify 'how' as a 'wh-' question, because it has the same functions as all of the rest. And while 'how' does not start with the initial 'wh-' and is not pronounced with a /w/ like 'what' or 'which', 'who' is pronounced with an /h/ like 'how, even though it retains the spelling.