Allah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-211 days agowesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down19
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squarewesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?Allah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-211 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squaretech_cake@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days agoI’ve always wondered why it’s not double v, but I say double you
minus-squareMufinMcFlufin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-210 days 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
In French, it is!