• @[email protected]
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    21 hours ago

    How someone is pronouncing W is actually a good way to guess where the speaker is from, or where the person that taurht them learned english.

    double you for british/american accents

    dubba you for some american accents

    Dablu or dabloo is a clear indication that the speaker is not a naitive western english speaker, usually indicating indian for the speaker.

    double v (often pronounced as double we) usually points towards somewhere near germany/holland/belgium

    I’ve never heard anyone say just dub, curious if anyone has?

    Edit: I lied. W pronounced ‘dub’ is only ever used to indicate a ‘win’. e.g. ‘Took the dub’

    • .Donuts
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      19 hours ago

      double v (often pronounced as double we) usually points towards somewhere near germany/holland/belgium

      As a Dutchie, we pronounce W as “Weigh” or “Way”. No double nonsense.

    • @proudblond
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      315 hours ago

      Or in school names, like U Dub for University of Washington.

    • @AA5B
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      620 hours ago

      Just dub-dub-dub for a url