Allah to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • edit-25 months agowesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?message-square51fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down19
arrow-up153arrow-down1message-squarewesterners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v?Allah to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • edit-25 months agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-square@med@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink7•edit-25 months 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-square@proudblond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months agoOr in school names, like U Dub for University of Washington.
minus-square@ShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilink2•5 months agoPeople call Buffalo Wild Wings B-Dubs
minus-square.Donutslinkfedilink2•5 months 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.