What is maelstrom of emotion?
(literary) a situation full of strong emotions or confusing events, that is hard to control and makes you feel frightened. a maelstrom of conflicting emotions.
Do you pronounce the r in foyer?
There are two accepted pronunciations that you‘ll hear: (1) “foy-yay” (no “r” sound) and (2) “foy-yer” (with “r” sound–I am American, and this is what I normally use and hear). If they are not conscious of its origin, they use a completely Anglicized pronunciation.
Is the H silent in white?
In my region we don’t say “hwite”. instead the “h” is completely silent. We say, “wite” and the “w” is exactly the same as the “w” sound in “wife”. However, I have heard quite a few people (maybe they were from the Southeastern US) pronounce the “wh” sound as though it were written “hw”.