Comment on 'W' Considered HarmfulComments−bcoates12ythe only letter whose name doesn’t include the sound it makesI'm trying to figure out if the author pronounces H with a Tom Brokaw "haitch" or an Elvis Presley "aitchuhh".−dragonwriter12yAnd, of course, w's name does contain one of the vowel sounds that w forms (the long u), just like y's does (the long i). Neither of those letters name contains their own consonant sound.−jeorgun12yWait, when does 'w' make the sound [u] (as opposed to [w] or [ʊ])?−chalst12yIf you allow it to be assisted by another letter (as we must in the case of Q), "few" rhymes with "you".−bjterry12ycwm?−promoCode12yYes, because there's two of them.
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the only letter whose name doesn’t include the sound it makes
I'm trying to figure out if the author pronounces H with a Tom Brokaw "haitch" or an Elvis Presley "aitchuhh".
And, of course, w's name does contain one of the vowel sounds that w forms (the long u), just like y's does (the long i). Neither of those letters name contains their own consonant sound.
Wait, when does 'w' make the sound [u] (as opposed to [w] or [ʊ])?
If you allow it to be assisted by another letter (as we must in the case of Q), "few" rhymes with "you".
cwm?
Yes, because there's two of them.