Allah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-28 days agowesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?message-squaremessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down111
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squarewesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?Allah@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-28 days agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squaremed@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-28 days agoHow someone is pronouncing W is actually a good way to guess where the speaker is from, or where the person that taurht them learned english. double you for british/american accents dubba you for some american accents Dablu or dabloo is a clear indication that the speaker is not a naitive western english speaker, usually indicating indian for the speaker. double v (often pronounced as double we) usually points towards somewhere near germany/holland/belgium I’ve never heard anyone say just dub, curious if anyone has? Edit: I lied. W pronounced ‘dub’ is only ever used to indicate a ‘win’. e.g. ‘Took the dub’
minus-squareproudblond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoOr in school names, like U Dub for University of Washington.
minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoPeople call Buffalo Wild Wings B-Dubs
minus-square.Donuts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days ago double v (often pronounced as double we) usually points towards somewhere near germany/holland/belgium As a Dutchie, we pronounce W as “Weigh” or “Way”. No double nonsense.
How someone is pronouncing W is actually a good way to guess where the speaker is from, or where the person that taurht them learned english.
double you for british/american accents
dubba you for some american accents
Dablu or dabloo is a clear indication that the speaker is not a naitive western english speaker, usually indicating indian for the speaker.
double v (often pronounced as double we) usually points towards somewhere near germany/holland/belgium
I’ve never heard anyone say just dub, curious if anyone has?
Edit: I lied. W pronounced ‘dub’ is only ever used to indicate a ‘win’. e.g. ‘Took the dub’
Just dub-dub-dub for a url
Or in school names, like U Dub for University of Washington.
People call Buffalo Wild Wings B-Dubs
As a Dutchie, we pronounce W as “Weigh” or “Way”. No double nonsense.