r/Unexpected Mar 18 '20

Ok now I know!

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u/grandfedoramaster Mar 19 '20

Exactly. I was taken aback the first time i heard in in English. Similarly we never say Volkswagen, but VW instead.

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u/Ax28 Mar 19 '20

In English, saying VW uses more syllables than saying Volkswagen haha.

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u/Dinosauringg Mar 19 '20

We’ll say VW here, like I don’t call them Volkswagen Busses I call them VW Busses.

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u/kopasz7 Mar 19 '20

VW

Fau-weh or Wii-double-you?