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#20491 - Sat May 18 2002 06:25 AM the origin of W
tjoebigham Offline
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Anyone ever wonder why the letter W is pronounced "double-U"? It's because once the capital U and capital V were one and the same. Two V's, therefore, were literally a double U! tjoeb};>

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#20492 - Sat May 18 2002 08:48 AM Re: the origin of W
lefois Offline
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Thank you, Terry! Good to see you again. I don't really have a comment, but that was interesting!
Without "W" Whatever Would We ummmmmmmm...do! [Wink]

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