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To: Red Badger
Why is the letter W, in English, called double U? Shouldn't it be called double V?

Red Badger: It is in German.

Not true!

A "U" is called in German a "Uuh" (phonetic transcription).

A "V" is called in German a "Fow" (ditto).

A "W" is called in German a "Vay" (ditto).

Regards,

5 posted on 07/21/2021 9:20:02 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

I was taught uuh, vay, duble-vay.


13 posted on 07/21/2021 9:28:27 AM PDT by MortMan (Shouldn't "palindrome" read the same forward and backward?)
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To: alexander_busek

That was a joke.

A VW is a FowVay.................


14 posted on 07/21/2021 9:29:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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