Allah to Ask Lemmy • edit-21 month agowesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?message-square95arrow-up173arrow-down112
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squarewesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?Allah to Ask Lemmy • edit-21 month agomessage-square95
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoI’ve always wondered why it’s not double v, but I say double you
minus-square@MufinMcFlufinlink2•edit-21 month 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
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoI think it’s because of how the letter is written in cursive that we call it ‘double u’.
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
I think it’s because of how the letter is written in cursive that we call it ‘double u’.
In French, it is!