| Proximate Form | Demonstrative Form | Interrogative Form |
|---|---|---|
| here | there | where |
| hither | thither | whither |
| hat | that | what |
| he | the | whe (*) |
| hence | thence | whence |
| horn | thorn | worn (**) |
| hen | then | when |
| his | this | whis (*) |
| hack | thack(*) | whack |
| hit | thit | whit |
| hump | thump | whump |
| heir | their | wheir (*) |
| herefore | therefore | wherefore |
| heretofore | theretofore | wheretofore |
(*) denotes a word which theory indicates should exist but which has not been confirmed by an independent word laboratory.
(**) the ‘h’ was lost during the Algeciras Conference when it rolled under a table at the end of the room and was too much trouble to salvage.
Reference: The Paper: The Life and Death of the New York Herald Tribune, Richard Kluger.
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