Conversation
Notices
-
Why do the english pronounce W as "uu" when it's "vv"?
Tuesday, 05-Apr-16 17:20:35 UTC from web-
@nerthos because english is dumb
Tuesday, 05-Apr-16 17:21:43 UTC from web -
@nerthos Might have something to do with how 'V' was the 'U' of old Latin.
-
@nerthos I think this had something to do with the Latin alphabet, there was no W back then. Untill the 8th century or so then scribes wrote "uu" whenever they wanted to write something with a "w", untill that was phased out for the "Wynn" symbol, which looks like the letters P and D had a rough night together. So at this point I am just happy we're calling it "double you" and not "SuPer Dee" ... Oh and it also had something to do with old typewriters not having a "w" so they would write "vv" just like how some typewriters do not have a "ß" ( it's a German thing ) so they would write "ss" so... ... ... Know what ? Language is stupid !
Tuesday, 05-Apr-16 17:45:10 UTC from web-
@critialcloudkicker The latin explanation works, but writing vv SHOULD make it be easier to pronounce it correctly
Tuesday, 05-Apr-16 17:47:49 UTC from web-
@nerthos It does in Dutch too, it's pronounced like "wheat" without the H or T.
-
-
-
@nerthos uwu
Tuesday, 05-Apr-16 18:00:00 UTC from web
-
