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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (10 children)
[–] smee@poeng.link 11 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Why do people say double "U" when they mean a double "V"?

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

In French (and no doubt countless other languages) it is 'double v'. So to answer your question: The English language is flawed and for most people, it's too jarring to correct it

[–] MagisterSieran@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

W is not double anything in German.

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

French, not German

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