What a weird little letter...
First it's not a "double-u", it's a double V!
Second, why do all the other letters have quick one syllable names, but the letter "w" has a three-syllable pronunciation!
Strange...
2007-02-07 08:20:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
‘U’ and ‘W’ are variants of ‘V’ which was being used for two different sounds in medieval England. ‘U’ was introduced to give a soft vowel sound as opposed to the harder consonant sound of ‘V’. ‘W’ began as a ligature. Two ‘V’ letterforms were joined into ‘VV’ to represent ‘double U’ in 12th-century England.
2007-02-07 08:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by jude7265 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well you CAN write a W as two U s together like cursive. i don't know why it is multi syllabled tho. interesting fact in french the letter V is pronounced "veh" and the letter W is pronounced "double veh" so the french have it right i guess?
2007-02-07 08:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by somebody's a mom!! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe people ran out of ideas and they thought double-u as a letter will sound cool
2007-02-07 08:26:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well actually, when i make a "W" it is a double-u, because mine looks like two u's. But yes, that is strange.
2007-02-07 08:29:35 · answer #4 · answered by danilysa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes BQ1: 10 BQ2: Lucas
2016-03-29 09:51:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, actually, while typing in this font, it's "double-v," but I WRITE them "double-u." But I've actually thought about that for a long time. :D
2007-02-07 08:29:14 · answer #6 · answered by booda2009 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been wondering the same thing. It's the same in Spanish but I think it has to deal with the change of languages over time thousands of years ago
2007-02-07 08:24:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"w" can be a double u depending on the way you write it. They way I write it is is a double you but I don't know. Interesting question.
2007-02-07 08:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by bored_rena 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Life is such a mystery! And it's pronounced double-u, regardless of what it looks like!
2007-02-07 08:25:05 · answer #9 · answered by sophia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Illuminati...
The V's look like triangles and they didn't want people to know that it's Illuminati...
2014-02-20 07:21:17 · answer #10 · answered by T-Bone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋