WH Auden refers to the name of the renowned poet W. H. Auden, commonly spoken as a proper noun. In expert pronunciation practice, it’s treated as two connected elements: the initials “WH” pronounced together and the surname “Auden.” The standard English pronunciation emphasizes the initials as /ˈdʌb.əl.juː eɪtʃ/ and the surname as /ˈɔːdən/ in many varieties, yielding a two-part name with primary stress on the first name element and secondary stress on the surname when said aloud in full.
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