over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?message-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up133arrow-down1message-squareWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·4 days agoCuriously in words related to ‘two’ the W is often pronounced! Twin, Twixt, Between, Twelve etc
minus-squarecybervseas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·4 days agoBy the argument, is the w in “two” actually silent? What would it sounds like when pronounced? I think it would sound like “two” already does.
minus-squarecannedtuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·4 days agoIt would sound like “twu” as in “twu wuv”
minus-squareweew@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·4 days agoIt sounds exactly like “to” which means the w is silent. It is not pronounced at all like any of the other example words given.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoI don’t necessarily think so. If the W was pronounced, I think it would sound something more like ‘tawoo’ or ‘teewoo’
minus-squareNotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoTwain. “He split Robin’s arrow in twain!”
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoSide question? Does twelve basically mean two eleven?
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoTwelve’s root is in meaning “two left”. And similarly eleven’s origin is meaning “one left”. In both cases left over from ten, the base unit of counting.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoInteresting. This sorta makes sense actually. Curious though, do you have a reference link?
minus-squareFourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agohttps://www.etymonline.com/word/twelve https://www.etymonline.com/word/eleven
minus-squareCrackhappy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoThe last time I was with a woman it was actually twoo, it was quite magical, I tell ya.
Curiously in words related to ‘two’ the W is often pronounced!
Twin, Twixt, Between, Twelve etc
By the argument, is the w in “two” actually silent? What would it sounds like when pronounced? I think it would sound like “two” already does.
It would sound like “twu” as in “twu wuv”
Lol.
OK, Impressive Clergyman!
It sounds exactly like “to” which means the w is silent.
It is not pronounced at all like any of the other example words given.
I don’t necessarily think so. If the W was pronounced, I think it would sound something more like ‘tawoo’ or ‘teewoo’
twoah
hawk twoah
Spell out that thang!
Twain.
“He split Robin’s arrow in twain!”
Side question?
Does twelve basically mean two eleven?
Twelve’s root is in meaning “two left”. And similarly eleven’s origin is meaning “one left”. In both cases left over from ten, the base unit of counting.
Interesting. This sorta makes sense actually.
Curious though, do you have a reference link?
https://www.etymonline.com/word/twelve
https://www.etymonline.com/word/eleven
The last time I was with a woman it was actually twoo, it was quite magical, I tell ya.