The list of 100 Most Often Mispronounced Words and Phrases in English includes this strange direction next to the entry for “whet” (not “wet”): “In the Northeastern US the sound [hw], spelled “wh,” is vanishing and these two words are pronounced the same. Elsewhere they should be distinguished. ” So if I’m from the Northeast, but don’t live there anymore, do I get to say it “wrong” too? (via Yahoo’s What’s New)