Allah to Ask Lemmy • edit-22 days agowesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?message-square94arrow-up172arrow-down111
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-22 days agomessage-square94
minus-square@MufinMcFlufinlink2•edit-25 hours 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