Allah to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • edit-23 months agowesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?message-square15fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squarewesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?Allah to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • edit-23 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-square@tech_cake@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish0•3 months agoI’ve always wondered why it’s not double v, but I say double you
minus-square@MufinMcFlufin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•edit-23 months agoI looked into it once before, the short answer is because the letter predates the distinction between “u” and “v”. Edit: Here’s a comment I made a while ago on the same topic with a little more information: https://lemmy.world/comment/10659648
I’ve always wondered why it’s not double v, but I say double you
I looked into it once before, the short answer is because the letter predates the distinction between “u” and “v”.
Edit: Here’s a comment I made a while ago on the same topic with a little more information: https://lemmy.world/comment/10659648