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I'm just a whisper. Who am I?


Look who just showed up!I'm far from perfect. Who Am I?I'm an escape artist who am I?She has a disease, I'm just the CarrierWho am I if I'm legendary?I'm not Jack. But who am I?A Tone-Deaf ProphetWho am I? I'm not really sureWhisper who am IJust Another Who am I Riddle













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I've made several friends along my way.

Some of them I've changed.

I like to think I help them find their voice.



Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.

With my help, she became calming.



William resisted change. However, in some cases,

I was able to influence whomever was near us.



Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.

When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.



Caroline and I are also a power couple.

Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.



I tried to make friends with Kevin,

but I may as well have just left him alone.



Paul is consistently useful.

When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.



Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.

It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!



Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.

I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.

Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.






Who am I?








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    @GarethMcCaughan I had no idea this existed. I suppose the last line and the solutions matches up, but I feel that the content is different enough. If I were to look hard enough, I could probably find a riddle like this for every rot13(yrggre)
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    Oh yes, I wasn't suggesting this was plagiarism or anything like that! (Though the similarity of the last line did make me wonder whether you might have been inspired by it.)
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I've made several friends along my way.

Some of them I've changed.

I like to think I help them find their voice.



Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.

With my help, she became calming.



William resisted change. However, in some cases,

I was able to influence whomever was near us.



Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.

When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.



Caroline and I are also a power couple.

Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.



I tried to make friends with Kevin,

but I may as well have just left him alone.



Paul is consistently useful.

When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.



Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.

It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!



Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.

I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.

Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.






Who am I?








share|improve this question









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    $begingroup$
    Cf. lieder.net/get_text.html?TextId=113259 from nearly 200 years ago...
    $endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan
    yesterday










  • $begingroup$
    @GarethMcCaughan I had no idea this existed. I suppose the last line and the solutions matches up, but I feel that the content is different enough. If I were to look hard enough, I could probably find a riddle like this for every rot13(yrggre)
    $endgroup$
    – Matt
    yesterday










  • $begingroup$
    Oh yes, I wasn't suggesting this was plagiarism or anything like that! (Though the similarity of the last line did make me wonder whether you might have been inspired by it.)
    $endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan
    yesterday










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    haha, I can see why! Thanks for pointing that out.
    $endgroup$
    – Matt
    yesterday













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I've made several friends along my way.

Some of them I've changed.

I like to think I help them find their voice.



Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.

With my help, she became calming.



William resisted change. However, in some cases,

I was able to influence whomever was near us.



Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.

When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.



Caroline and I are also a power couple.

Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.



I tried to make friends with Kevin,

but I may as well have just left him alone.



Paul is consistently useful.

When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.



Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.

It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!



Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.

I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.

Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.






Who am I?








share|improve this question









$endgroup$





I've made several friends along my way.

Some of them I've changed.

I like to think I help them find their voice.



Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.

With my help, she became calming.



William resisted change. However, in some cases,

I was able to influence whomever was near us.



Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.

When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.



Caroline and I are also a power couple.

Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.



I tried to make friends with Kevin,

but I may as well have just left him alone.



Paul is consistently useful.

When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.



Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.

It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!



Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.

I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.

Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.






Who am I?





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    @GarethMcCaughan I had no idea this existed. I suppose the last line and the solutions matches up, but I feel that the content is different enough. If I were to look hard enough, I could probably find a riddle like this for every rot13(yrggre)
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    – Matt
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    Oh yes, I wasn't suggesting this was plagiarism or anything like that! (Though the similarity of the last line did make me wonder whether you might have been inspired by it.)
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    – Gareth McCaughan
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    haha, I can see why! Thanks for pointing that out.
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    – Matt
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    $begingroup$
    Cf. lieder.net/get_text.html?TextId=113259 from nearly 200 years ago...
    $endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan
    yesterday










  • $begingroup$
    @GarethMcCaughan I had no idea this existed. I suppose the last line and the solutions matches up, but I feel that the content is different enough. If I were to look hard enough, I could probably find a riddle like this for every rot13(yrggre)
    $endgroup$
    – Matt
    yesterday










  • $begingroup$
    Oh yes, I wasn't suggesting this was plagiarism or anything like that! (Though the similarity of the last line did make me wonder whether you might have been inspired by it.)
    $endgroup$
    – Gareth McCaughan
    yesterday










  • $begingroup$
    haha, I can see why! Thanks for pointing that out.
    $endgroup$
    – Matt
    yesterday







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3




$begingroup$
Cf. lieder.net/get_text.html?TextId=113259 from nearly 200 years ago...
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan
yesterday




$begingroup$
Cf. lieder.net/get_text.html?TextId=113259 from nearly 200 years ago...
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan
yesterday












$begingroup$
@GarethMcCaughan I had no idea this existed. I suppose the last line and the solutions matches up, but I feel that the content is different enough. If I were to look hard enough, I could probably find a riddle like this for every rot13(yrggre)
$endgroup$
– Matt
yesterday




$begingroup$
@GarethMcCaughan I had no idea this existed. I suppose the last line and the solutions matches up, but I feel that the content is different enough. If I were to look hard enough, I could probably find a riddle like this for every rot13(yrggre)
$endgroup$
– Matt
yesterday












$begingroup$
Oh yes, I wasn't suggesting this was plagiarism or anything like that! (Though the similarity of the last line did make me wonder whether you might have been inspired by it.)
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan
yesterday




$begingroup$
Oh yes, I wasn't suggesting this was plagiarism or anything like that! (Though the similarity of the last line did make me wonder whether you might have been inspired by it.)
$endgroup$
– Gareth McCaughan
yesterday












$begingroup$
haha, I can see why! Thanks for pointing that out.
$endgroup$
– Matt
yesterday




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the letter H




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




The sibilant S becomes the shushing SH




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




W+H - often doesn't change sounds, but sometimes is the difference between, say, wore and whore




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




T+H are paired frequently. With the popular kid, E, give the article "the"




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




C+H are also coupled often. CHoo-CHoos and CHurches.




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




K+H is not seen all that often, and really doesn't change pronunciation at all.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




P+H are paired frequently. Add ONE and you get "phone".




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




G+H can have different sounds; for example, in "cough" vs "ought" vs "ghost" vs "hiccough" vs "Edinburgh"




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.
I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Alone, H is just an exhalation.







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You are:




the letter H, known for combining with other letters to form different sounds.




I've made several friends along my way.
Some of them I've changed.
I like to think I help them find their voice.




These friends are represented by the first letter of their names.




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




As for S (Sally), its sound sounds like something that comes from a snake ("Ssssss!"). But when combined with h you get Sh, which is often said to quiet and calm people down ("Shhhh!").




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




Wh is often pronounced the same as W (as in "Wail" and "Whale"). But some people do pronounce Wh with an aspiration where some people do not (such as "Cool Whip" and "Cool Whip"), sometimes heard in the word "whomever."




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




Th is a common digraph in English, especially since it's in the word "The," which is a popular (grammatical) article.




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




Ch begins "Choo Choo" (and, audibly, "Trains") as well as "Church."




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




Kh does appear in some words (such as "khaki"), but in most of those cases the addition of h appears to have no effect on pronunciation.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




Ph is often seen in the English language. I'm not sure about "when we go places plus one," however. As for "we can talk to anybody," that can be due to "phonics," or maybe even "phones"? (I'm still not sure how that relates to "places plus one," though.)




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




Gh is found in words such as "Ghost," "Ghetto," and "Spaghetti," many of which are of Italian origin. In Italian, the letter H is inserted between the letters G and E & I to make G revert back to the sound it makes with "girl," "get," and "go." Otherwise, G would sound like the sound it makes with "giant" and "ginger."




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.




In some words, H has no audible effect, as in "Honest" and "Honor."




I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Without being combined to a consonant, the H is often aspirated, as in "Hotel" and "Abraham." This aspiration sounds like a "whisper."







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    This is basically the same as my answer. You should always look at existing answers before providing one of your own, to ensure you are not just adding a duplicate.
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    I try to compose my answers to puzzles before looking at any of the other answers, so I can truthfully claim that my answer wasn't influenced (or tainted) by looking at other answers. Besides, I felt there were some other things I added that are worth considering. Thanks for your concern, though!
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You are




the letter H




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




The sibilant S becomes the shushing SH




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




W+H - often doesn't change sounds, but sometimes is the difference between, say, wore and whore




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




T+H are paired frequently. With the popular kid, E, give the article "the"




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




C+H are also coupled often. CHoo-CHoos and CHurches.




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




K+H is not seen all that often, and really doesn't change pronunciation at all.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




P+H are paired frequently. Add ONE and you get "phone".




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




G+H can have different sounds; for example, in "cough" vs "ought" vs "ghost" vs "hiccough" vs "Edinburgh"




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.
I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Alone, H is just an exhalation.







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    Bingo! Glad all the examples all turned out as expected this time
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$begingroup$

You are




the letter H




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




The sibilant S becomes the shushing SH




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




W+H - often doesn't change sounds, but sometimes is the difference between, say, wore and whore




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




T+H are paired frequently. With the popular kid, E, give the article "the"




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




C+H are also coupled often. CHoo-CHoos and CHurches.




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




K+H is not seen all that often, and really doesn't change pronunciation at all.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




P+H are paired frequently. Add ONE and you get "phone".




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




G+H can have different sounds; for example, in "cough" vs "ought" vs "ghost" vs "hiccough" vs "Edinburgh"




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.
I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Alone, H is just an exhalation.







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    Bingo! Glad all the examples all turned out as expected this time
    $endgroup$
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$begingroup$

You are




the letter H




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




The sibilant S becomes the shushing SH




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




W+H - often doesn't change sounds, but sometimes is the difference between, say, wore and whore




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




T+H are paired frequently. With the popular kid, E, give the article "the"




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




C+H are also coupled often. CHoo-CHoos and CHurches.




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




K+H is not seen all that often, and really doesn't change pronunciation at all.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




P+H are paired frequently. Add ONE and you get "phone".




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




G+H can have different sounds; for example, in "cough" vs "ought" vs "ghost" vs "hiccough" vs "Edinburgh"




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.
I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Alone, H is just an exhalation.







share|improve this answer









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You are




the letter H




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




The sibilant S becomes the shushing SH




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




W+H - often doesn't change sounds, but sometimes is the difference between, say, wore and whore




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




T+H are paired frequently. With the popular kid, E, give the article "the"




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




C+H are also coupled often. CHoo-CHoos and CHurches.




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




K+H is not seen all that often, and really doesn't change pronunciation at all.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




P+H are paired frequently. Add ONE and you get "phone".




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




G+H can have different sounds; for example, in "cough" vs "ought" vs "ghost" vs "hiccough" vs "Edinburgh"




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.
I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Alone, H is just an exhalation.








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    Bingo! Glad all the examples all turned out as expected this time
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    $begingroup$
    Bingo! Glad all the examples all turned out as expected this time
    $endgroup$
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    yesterday







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$begingroup$
Bingo! Glad all the examples all turned out as expected this time
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yesterday




$begingroup$
Bingo! Glad all the examples all turned out as expected this time
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– Matt
yesterday











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$begingroup$

You are:




the letter H, known for combining with other letters to form different sounds.




I've made several friends along my way.
Some of them I've changed.
I like to think I help them find their voice.




These friends are represented by the first letter of their names.




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




As for S (Sally), its sound sounds like something that comes from a snake ("Ssssss!"). But when combined with h you get Sh, which is often said to quiet and calm people down ("Shhhh!").




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




Wh is often pronounced the same as W (as in "Wail" and "Whale"). But some people do pronounce Wh with an aspiration where some people do not (such as "Cool Whip" and "Cool Whip"), sometimes heard in the word "whomever."




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




Th is a common digraph in English, especially since it's in the word "The," which is a popular (grammatical) article.




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




Ch begins "Choo Choo" (and, audibly, "Trains") as well as "Church."




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




Kh does appear in some words (such as "khaki"), but in most of those cases the addition of h appears to have no effect on pronunciation.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




Ph is often seen in the English language. I'm not sure about "when we go places plus one," however. As for "we can talk to anybody," that can be due to "phonics," or maybe even "phones"? (I'm still not sure how that relates to "places plus one," though.)




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




Gh is found in words such as "Ghost," "Ghetto," and "Spaghetti," many of which are of Italian origin. In Italian, the letter H is inserted between the letters G and E & I to make G revert back to the sound it makes with "girl," "get," and "go." Otherwise, G would sound like the sound it makes with "giant" and "ginger."




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.




In some words, H has no audible effect, as in "Honest" and "Honor."




I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Without being combined to a consonant, the H is often aspirated, as in "Hotel" and "Abraham." This aspiration sounds like a "whisper."







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the letter H, known for combining with other letters to form different sounds.




I've made several friends along my way.
Some of them I've changed.
I like to think I help them find their voice.




These friends are represented by the first letter of their names.




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




As for S (Sally), its sound sounds like something that comes from a snake ("Ssssss!"). But when combined with h you get Sh, which is often said to quiet and calm people down ("Shhhh!").




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




Wh is often pronounced the same as W (as in "Wail" and "Whale"). But some people do pronounce Wh with an aspiration where some people do not (such as "Cool Whip" and "Cool Whip"), sometimes heard in the word "whomever."




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




Th is a common digraph in English, especially since it's in the word "The," which is a popular (grammatical) article.




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




Ch begins "Choo Choo" (and, audibly, "Trains") as well as "Church."




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




Kh does appear in some words (such as "khaki"), but in most of those cases the addition of h appears to have no effect on pronunciation.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




Ph is often seen in the English language. I'm not sure about "when we go places plus one," however. As for "we can talk to anybody," that can be due to "phonics," or maybe even "phones"? (I'm still not sure how that relates to "places plus one," though.)




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




Gh is found in words such as "Ghost," "Ghetto," and "Spaghetti," many of which are of Italian origin. In Italian, the letter H is inserted between the letters G and E & I to make G revert back to the sound it makes with "girl," "get," and "go." Otherwise, G would sound like the sound it makes with "giant" and "ginger."




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.




In some words, H has no audible effect, as in "Honest" and "Honor."




I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Without being combined to a consonant, the H is often aspirated, as in "Hotel" and "Abraham." This aspiration sounds like a "whisper."







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You are:




the letter H, known for combining with other letters to form different sounds.




I've made several friends along my way.
Some of them I've changed.
I like to think I help them find their voice.




These friends are represented by the first letter of their names.




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




As for S (Sally), its sound sounds like something that comes from a snake ("Ssssss!"). But when combined with h you get Sh, which is often said to quiet and calm people down ("Shhhh!").




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




Wh is often pronounced the same as W (as in "Wail" and "Whale"). But some people do pronounce Wh with an aspiration where some people do not (such as "Cool Whip" and "Cool Whip"), sometimes heard in the word "whomever."




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




Th is a common digraph in English, especially since it's in the word "The," which is a popular (grammatical) article.




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




Ch begins "Choo Choo" (and, audibly, "Trains") as well as "Church."




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




Kh does appear in some words (such as "khaki"), but in most of those cases the addition of h appears to have no effect on pronunciation.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




Ph is often seen in the English language. I'm not sure about "when we go places plus one," however. As for "we can talk to anybody," that can be due to "phonics," or maybe even "phones"? (I'm still not sure how that relates to "places plus one," though.)




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




Gh is found in words such as "Ghost," "Ghetto," and "Spaghetti," many of which are of Italian origin. In Italian, the letter H is inserted between the letters G and E & I to make G revert back to the sound it makes with "girl," "get," and "go." Otherwise, G would sound like the sound it makes with "giant" and "ginger."




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.




In some words, H has no audible effect, as in "Honest" and "Honor."




I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Without being combined to a consonant, the H is often aspirated, as in "Hotel" and "Abraham." This aspiration sounds like a "whisper."







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You are:




the letter H, known for combining with other letters to form different sounds.




I've made several friends along my way.
Some of them I've changed.
I like to think I help them find their voice.




These friends are represented by the first letter of their names.




Sally, for instance, had an insulting serpent's tongue.
With my help, she became calming.




As for S (Sally), its sound sounds like something that comes from a snake ("Ssssss!"). But when combined with h you get Sh, which is often said to quiet and calm people down ("Shhhh!").




William resisted change. However, in some cases,
I was able to influence whomever was near us.




Wh is often pronounced the same as W (as in "Wail" and "Whale"). But some people do pronounce Wh with an aspiration where some people do not (such as "Cool Whip" and "Cool Whip"), sometimes heard in the word "whomever."




Timothy and I got along quite famously indeed.
When we befriended the popular kid, they wrote an article about it.




Th is a common digraph in English, especially since it's in the word "The," which is a popular (grammatical) article.




Caroline and I are also a power couple.
Trains and even some places of worship have echoed our work.




Ch begins "Choo Choo" (and, audibly, "Trains") as well as "Church."




I tried to make friends with Kevin,
but I may as well have just left him alone.




Kh does appear in some words (such as "khaki"), but in most of those cases the addition of h appears to have no effect on pronunciation.




Paul is consistently useful.
When we go places plus one, we can talk to anybody.




Ph is often seen in the English language. I'm not sure about "when we go places plus one," however. As for "we can talk to anybody," that can be due to "phonics," or maybe even "phones"? (I'm still not sure how that relates to "places plus one," though.)




Gabby, it seems, has a mind of her own.
It's tough to predict what we'll end up doing together!




Gh is found in words such as "Ghost," "Ghetto," and "Spaghetti," many of which are of Italian origin. In Italian, the letter H is inserted between the letters G and E & I to make G revert back to the sound it makes with "girl," "get," and "go." Otherwise, G would sound like the sound it makes with "giant" and "ginger."




Surely there are cases in which I am unneeded.




In some words, H has no audible effect, as in "Honest" and "Honor."




I just hope I'm helping them all say what they mean.
Because all alone, I'm just a whisper.




Without being combined to a consonant, the H is often aspirated, as in "Hotel" and "Abraham." This aspiration sounds like a "whisper."








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  • $begingroup$
    I try to compose my answers to puzzles before looking at any of the other answers, so I can truthfully claim that my answer wasn't influenced (or tainted) by looking at other answers. Besides, I felt there were some other things I added that are worth considering. Thanks for your concern, though!
    $endgroup$
    – J-L
    yesterday

















  • $begingroup$
    This is basically the same as my answer. You should always look at existing answers before providing one of your own, to ensure you are not just adding a duplicate.
    $endgroup$
    – Rubio
    yesterday










  • $begingroup$
    I try to compose my answers to puzzles before looking at any of the other answers, so I can truthfully claim that my answer wasn't influenced (or tainted) by looking at other answers. Besides, I felt there were some other things I added that are worth considering. Thanks for your concern, though!
    $endgroup$
    – J-L
    yesterday
















$begingroup$
This is basically the same as my answer. You should always look at existing answers before providing one of your own, to ensure you are not just adding a duplicate.
$endgroup$
– Rubio
yesterday




$begingroup$
This is basically the same as my answer. You should always look at existing answers before providing one of your own, to ensure you are not just adding a duplicate.
$endgroup$
– Rubio
yesterday












$begingroup$
I try to compose my answers to puzzles before looking at any of the other answers, so I can truthfully claim that my answer wasn't influenced (or tainted) by looking at other answers. Besides, I felt there were some other things I added that are worth considering. Thanks for your concern, though!
$endgroup$
– J-L
yesterday





$begingroup$
I try to compose my answers to puzzles before looking at any of the other answers, so I can truthfully claim that my answer wasn't influenced (or tainted) by looking at other answers. Besides, I felt there were some other things I added that are worth considering. Thanks for your concern, though!
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