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Koya

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What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

I've been thinking for a while " "double u" is a really bad name for a letter as it doesn't match the format of other letters, single syllables and actually sounds like the letter.

What would be your suggestion? "wuh"(\ˈwər\), "wa"(\ˈwä\), "woh"(\'wō\), "we"(\ˈwē\) "dub"(\ˈdəb\)?

Are there any languages which have a system for naming letters that "w" fits in nicely?

Personally I think "weh"(\'we\) as it does differentiate itself from 'v' (\ˈvē\) well, but all sound odd in the alphabet.

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Different55

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

we (\ˈwē\) or some vowel followed by w would fit best. That seems to be how the rest of the alphabet works. Except for Q and depending on your country Z.

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

"woo" for sure

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Pingohits

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

then what would happen to the alphabet song if w lost syllables?

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Gosha

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

2u

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

then what would happen to the alphabet song if w lost syllables?

woowoowoo?  True, "double-you" sorta breaks our patterns in the world

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

then what would happen to the alphabet song if w lost syllables?

woowoowoo?  True, "double-you" sorta breaks our patterns in the world

Q R S, T U V, *riffs* wooooOoOoOo, X, Y, Z

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F4ncy

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

w-w-w-w-w-wuh

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PiotrGrochowski

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

then what would happen to the alphabet song if w lost syllables?

We will make a new one or move some letters.

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32OrtonEdge32dh

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

then what would happen to the alphabet song if w lost syllables?

wee and x, y and z

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

wee woo  wewu dabee

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Pingohits

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

it would be great if "w" pronounced like "wee"

OK CLASS NOW WHAT'S THE LETTER AFTER V??

"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

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sthegreat

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

I'm gonna go with "wuh". That's kinda what it sounds like...

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skullz17

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Re: What pronunciation should the letter "w" have?

we

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