2006-09-17 16:49:20 · 10 answers · asked by why me.... 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
they teach you this stuff in latin class so you can forget it, and wind up having to look it up later after someone asks this question at a cocktail party.
'The earliest form of the letter W was a doubled V used in the 7th century by the earliest writers of Old English; it is from this
2006-09-17 16:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called double v in french.
2006-09-17 18:36:19 · answer #2 · answered by angeliquedesjardins 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When some people (me) write a W, it really does look like two U's.
In Spanish, it can be pronounced as "dub-leh-voo"
2006-09-17 16:52:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was called that at one time
2006-09-17 16:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by banjo_mccain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the U used to be shaped like a V.
2006-09-17 17:07:16 · answer #5 · answered by Liv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
k
2006-09-17 16:51:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you touch yourself at night.
2006-09-17 16:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by dan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is that in some languages...like romanian i know
2006-09-17 17:55:14 · answer #8 · answered by Dead Birds Don't Poop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would create conflict
2006-09-17 17:26:07 · answer #9 · answered by Jubei 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's really nice idea. IDK. but it really strange.!!
Good luck.
2006-09-17 17:32:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋