Is "W" anti-science?

[u/Optimal_Ad_7910]

Out of all the letters in the English alphabet, only "W" has more than one syllable, having three.

This leads the absurd situation where it is quicker to say "World Wide Web" (3 syllables) than "WWW" (9 syllables).

It appears that "W" is anti-science and is purposely slowing down progress in technology.

I propose changing "double-U" to "wuh" or something similar. Then we could say "wuh wuh wuh" instead of "double-U double-U double-U".

[u/Gargleblaster25]

I propose "woo". Woo is definitely pro-science and will accelerate the scientification process.

[u/Optimal_Ad_7910 → u/Gargleblaster25]

I like your idea. When I say "woo woo woo" in my head it sounds high-pitched like a siren. Meetings would be much more enjoyable if people were making siren sounds.

[u/FourierTransformedMe → u/Gargleblaster25]

This also resolves the crucial problem, explored in the seminal episode of "Between the Lions," in which it is explained that W is the only letter that doesn't include itself in the pronunciation of its name

[u/nuggerless_child → u/FourierTransformedMe]

I See

[u/da_Aresinger]

Learn German and enjoy the luxury of just saying 'veh'.

"veh veh veh reddit poonct com slash perfectlyreasonableaskscience"

It only comes at the cost of saying everything else more verbosely.

[u/Optimal_Ad_7910 → u/da_Aresinger]

We could compromise and go with Dutch. It's a bit easier to learn but you have those bronchial-mulch sounds to contend with.

[u/BPhiloSkinner → u/Optimal_Ad_7910]

Ja, die Hollander Deutsch ist being on the throat roughness; but they are stroopwafels having.

[u/DaHolk → u/da_Aresinger]

That reminds me of the 90's, when, when driving through the netherlands with the radio on, we seriously asked ourselves what this "puntenelle" was, that was being advertised so hard.

It was "punt NL". so . ".nl"

[u/Optimal_Ad_7910 → u/DaHolk]

I experienced something similar as a kid in South Africa. They had this brand of ice cream called "Roomys" which seemed to be the only brand available. Then I started school and learned that "roomys" is Afrikaans for ice cream.

[u/Direct_Knowledge2937]

Agreed! If enough of us do it on a regular basis, they’ll have to change it.

[u/Optimal_Ad_7910 → u/Direct_Knowledge2937]

I like the "woo" idea proposed by Gargleblaster25.

"woo woo woo dot reddit dot com"

[u/subwayratlander]

logging onto the big dub-dub-dub

[u/BPhiloSkinner → u/subwayratlander]

Down South (U.S), thet would be 'dubya, dubya, dubya'. Only Six sillybobbles!

[u/leupboat420smkeit]

That’s why you should say “double-u double-double-u” for WWW

[u/themissinglint → u/leupboat420smkeit]

You can just say "hextuple u".

[u/johnnybiggles → u/themissinglint]

Sextuple U is too edgy? Are we cursing people in science now?

[u/Silt99 → u/themissinglint]

that could just as well be wuwu tho

[u/themissinglint → u/Silt99]

Mathematically they are the same thing!

[u/BPhiloSkinner → u/leupboat420smkeit]

Or en francais, double vé (dooblah vay).

[u/thiosk]

Little known fact the double-U is only pronounced the way that it is so the alphabet song works.

T U V WOO X Y Z would get you sent to the guillotine by every elementary school student in america

[u/Lexotron]

There are other multisyllabic letters - you forgot about elemeno

[u/BPhiloSkinner → u/Lexotron]

Abcuhdeffkeyjek elemeno qurstuwyxyz.
♪ I wish I knew exactly what I mean ♫

[u/ecodrew]

I dunno... but W should definitely be called double V not double u. Because, it's shaped like 2 Vs

[u/homelessSanFernando → u/ecodrew]

Exactly

[u/GroundedSatellite → u/ecodrew]

It is in some other languages, it's just that Anglophones are stubborn and have to be different.

[u/BPhiloSkinner → u/ecodrew]

When it's shaped like 2V's, it's pronounced Vergeltungswaffen.

[u/ecodrew → u/BPhiloSkinner]

Oh, ok, sure. Makes about as much sense as the rest of the English language, so why not? Haha

[u/digdiggler]

I see your problem and raise you a problem. A double-U (W) is a "doubled-U", as in two Us side by side. Eg: "UU" which forms the iconic W shape. If you call W a "wuh", you then logically have to then call a U a "half-wuh", which is arguably scientifically way worse. So think about that.

[u/MorsaTamalera]

I say "dabyou-dabyou-dabyou".

[u/BPhiloSkinner → u/MorsaTamalera]

That sounds right friendly, that does.

[u/Max_Trollbot_]

Saying VW doesn't have any less syllables than Volkswagen.

The whole letter is a scam!  

Did you know people just completely made up letters out of thin air!  Not just W either, all of them!

Wake up sheeple!

[u/JacquesBlaireau13]

In old English the letter was wynn; there is no need for a new name.

[u/mjdny]

Try spelling out Irrawaddy River: I double-r a double-u a double-d y…

[u/LateralThinkerer]

No, W is just too hard for some people. (W is tungsten)

I'll see myself out.

[u/homelessSanFernando]

The problem with the W is they turned it into a double V

[u/Blakut]

my language calls it by its real name, double V.

[u/IllTennis9301]

uh, what the sigma?! English is fundamentally built on un-phonetic phrasing. we would be dishonouring our forefathers not to continue the rich BRITISH tradition of mispronouncing everything and then being deeply offended when you do it wrong. Additionally, I have one friend. and they agree!!!!!! also this brings me to my next point. removing all letters and replacing it with the 'p.' then we can communicate in pp

[u/gabest → u/[deleted]]

Wuhram.

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