@over_clox to Ask Lemmy • 5 hours agoWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?message-square32arrow-up134arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?@over_clox to Ask Lemmy • 5 hours agomessage-square32file-text
minus-square@cybervseaslinkEnglish7•4 hours 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•4 hours 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-square@over_cloxOPlink6•4 hours agoI don’t necessarily think so. If the W was pronounced, I think it would sound something more like ‘tawoo’ or ‘teewoo’
minus-squareChozolinkfedilink4•4 hours agoI wonder if perhaps an older dialect used to pronounce the W. Lots of words have changed spelling or pronunciation over the years, so I’m curious if that might be the case with “two”, too.
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”
Mawwiage!
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!
I wonder if perhaps an older dialect used to pronounce the W. Lots of words have changed spelling or pronunciation over the years, so I’m curious if that might be the case with “two”, too.