Comment on 'W' Considered HarmfulparentComments−artmageddon15ySpanish also pronounces it as "Double V", though I can't say anything about the frequency of it throughout the language.−jacques_chester15yInteresting, it might be a Romance language thing. Paging linguists! Paging all HN linguists!−Gertm15yIn dutch, W is pronounced more or less like you would pronounce 'wey' but without the 'y' sound at the end. (the actual sound doesn't exist in english afaik)
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Spanish also pronounces it as "Double V", though I can't say anything about the frequency of it throughout the language.
Interesting, it might be a Romance language thing. Paging linguists! Paging all HN linguists!
In dutch, W is pronounced more or less like you would pronounce 'wey' but without the 'y' sound at the end. (the actual sound doesn't exist in english afaik)