Allah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-24 days agowesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?message-squaremessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down19
arrow-up160arrow-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-24 days agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squareMufinMcFlufin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 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 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