I didn’t decide any such thing. It was like that when I got here.
2025-10-08 21:30:07
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NewYorkTeddy :
We call the letter "W" a "double-U" because its name and shape come from the ancient practice of writing the /w/ sound as two "U"s (or "u"s) placed side-by-side. This originated from the Latin alphabet, which used a single letter for both the 'U' vowel sound and the 'W' consonant sound; as languages evolved, particularly with the adoption of the Latin alphabet by Germanic languages, the need for a distinct symbol for the /w/ sound led to the doubling of the 'u'.
2025-10-07 17:41:53
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Reilly :
Because the U was written as a V in Latin.
2025-10-07 15:28:15
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ReereeWalt ☮️ :
Wubblewoo
2025-10-07 16:51:27
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KDG :
❤️Norway. I love everything about it, including the logic 💯😂
2025-10-09 22:46:56
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audrey g :
it was decided long before we got here.
We did not have a choice, we just learned & accepted it.
2025-10-07 15:51:46
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•KMC🧡🤍🫶🏽• :
When it was created the bottoms were circular, over the course of hundreds of years it slowly turned to V shaped bottoms
2025-10-07 15:24:41
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Once upon a bitch :
Because the letter W for English is older than the differentiation between the letters U and V.
2025-10-07 18:42:10
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kimnhill71 :
you should ask the country where English comes from.
2025-10-16 06:59:39
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Jeannie :
What tttttttttt!,!!!,!,!,,,
2025-10-07 20:34:41
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Susan-libra61 🇨🇦 ♎️ :
Great question! I have no clue! 😂
2025-10-07 22:51:56
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christyjwelsh :
In Spanish the letter W is called Doble Uve (or Double V). English is an unusual language when it comes to things like this among other things.
2025-10-09 06:11:48
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Beautiful Mistress THEE :
Please ask Shakespeare 😁
2025-10-09 15:36:38
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Carrie 🌎 :
we just make shit up. Just ask us about Fahrenheit 😊
2025-10-07 23:44:33
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Alexandrine🇺🇸🇫🇷🇲🇨🌍🇪🇺 :
In French it’s “double Vé” like in Norwegian 🥰
2025-10-08 23:02:54
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♏Raechel🌕 :
@🌕Raechel🍁:why so 11 pronounced eleven and not oneity one?!
2025-10-08 12:31:20
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Freya :
I'd like that answer myself 🤣
2025-10-08 23:11:09
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Dafne💖😘 :
Estoy segura que contigo aprendería inglés muy rápido. Eres muy inteligente y guapo Henrik❤️🥰😘
2025-10-08 09:08:44
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kimo :
v and u used to be both v and w is vv
2025-10-12 04:55:07
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Picaloga :
I will guess that it comes from Latin. in most of roman or imitating roman writing on buildings and statues in Nortern Italy you'll see V used as U.
2025-10-07 15:57:57
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HollyHendrickson :
I didn’t do it. Don’t blame me.
2025-10-07 17:12:27
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Flamingirl90 :
Because none of us were alive when the decisions were made. *sigh
2025-10-09 00:08:45
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lindalaura 🇨🇦 :
In French it is indeed double V
2025-10-07 20:52:27
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Sheena :
Before my time
2025-10-07 17:37:56
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💖Ellybelle Flynnigan💖 :
Because we wanted our language to be as nonsensical as possible, for funsies ❤
2025-10-07 23:29:23
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