Why should whist, the name of a card game that has been known only since the 17th century, be spelled with wh -?

为什么这个从17世纪才为人所知的纸牌游戏的名字会叫whist，拼写为wh -呢？

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I can use Wh-questions correctly.

我能正确地使用 Wh-疑问句。

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"WH" words can help you get information to important questions.

“WH”词可以帮助你了解重要问题的信息。

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The archive, never seen in public before, includes a letter from WH Auden to Day-Lewis criticising one of the latter's poems.

BBC: Cecil Day-Lewis

Kobo has been sold at WH Smith stores since last year - a deal the retailer describes as "a long term commitment".

BBC: Kobo Glo

Tim Coates, former managing director of WH Smith and Waterstones, and founder of e-books sales and lending site Bilbary, told the Today programme's Simon Jack that he thought the US government had "a very strong case" against Apple.

BBC: US has 'strong case' against Apple's e-books