Pronunciation of werewolf

[PotteringPondering]

When I was growing up everybody pronounced it WEER-WOLF.

Now everybody seems to pronounce it WHERE-WOLF. I'm assuming it's an American thing. But even films with British accents seem to say 'WHERE-WOLF, no doubt for the American market.

I find this odd, particularly given the pronunciation of mere, here, sphere, sincere, adhere, revere etc.

I guess there's also premiere and derriere, but they both come from French words where a grave accent helps the 'air' sound (première, derrière).

The best evidence for the defence is there and where. But I suspect shenanigans going on with the h in both cases, which creates the AIR sound.

If I see an American werewolf round here I'm going to give it a sincere kick in the derrière.

Werewolf as in aware.
Sloth rhymes with both.
Just proved I'm old.

Same here, so more like weer-wolf than the Germanic version. West Midlands (black country) origins.

It was always weirwolf for me growing up. And slowth.

Yes I pronounce it WEER wolf. Also pronounce lorry as LURRY & project as PROH-JECT. I'm from Manchester.

Ha! Gratifying to see my thread from early July is emerging from its slumber and howling at the autumn moon.

Wear ( as in clothes) wolf

@PotteringPondering what a fabulous thread! I intend to scrutinise it in detail.
Wear-wolf.
Sloth like moth.
Yogurt like yogut.
Scone like gone I'm never sure of this one, sometimes scone like stone.

Can I throw in a wondering of my own?
Almonds - ah-monds or al-monds?

Kudos to you for a great pedants thread!
Now, is that cue-dos or coo-dos or cue-doz or coo-doz or cue-dose or coo-doze? Hmm? 😬

Almonds? Oo, heck. I say OL-monds, kind of like the Osmonds but with an l.

I expect people will now say that's as eccentric as my weer-wolf. Who knew my pronunciation was so niche?