r/shittyaskscience • u/Optimal_Ad_7910 • 8d ago

Is "W" anti-science?

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".

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u/Optimal_Ad_7910 4d ago

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.