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Why "W" is called "double-U"? Why not something like "vee" or "voo" , ie How can an alphabet contain another word - "double" ?
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W is the twenty third letter in the English alphabet.
its origin is actually a double V. It is the only letter made this way so that's probably why the double pronunciation does not occur anywhere else.
The VV became popular after the Norman conquest. Fascinating
Interestingly in German the W is still pronounced V Volkswagon is pronounced Volksvagon in German.
its origin is actually a double V. It is the only letter made this way so that's probably why the double pronunciation does not occur anywhere else.
The VV became popular after the Norman conquest. Fascinating
Interestingly in German the W is still pronounced V Volkswagon is pronounced Volksvagon in German.
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