+253 If W sounds like double u then shouldnt M be double n, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

More like 1 1/2 n

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Double u comes from a lack of a letter for the "w" sound. so either u or v were submitted twice in a row to creat the sound since phonetically it was spelled /v/.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In french, its pronounced double v, but in english, its Double U... How odd.

by Anonymous 13 years ago