Why Don't You Whistle At Night In Appalachia - Top Viral
MSN: She heard whistling in the Appalachian Mountains late at night, even though there was nobody else around for miles During a late-night trip to her parents' house in the Appalachian Mountains, TikToker Allie Cheyenne (@alliecheyswrld) heard someone whistling outside, even though there was no one else around for ... She heard whistling in the Appalachian Mountains late at night, even though there was nobody else around for miles I don't know why, but it seems to me that Bob would sound a bit strange if he said, "Why is it that you have to get going?" in that situation. Why the voiced /z/ won out over the voiceless /s/ is not clear to me.
Understanding the Context
Modern French mostly uses /gz/, as in xénophobie, but I don't know the history of how the modern French pronunciation of word-initial x became established.