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It feels wrong (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] paperemail@links.rocks 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I wasn’t serious, but thanks for the explanation!
I’m sure it’s helpful for someone

[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

It was a poor explanation. Double you has 3 syllables so it has nine all up vs 3. So it takes 3 times as long. I don’t think it was about the time but the ease of saying it. World Wide Web is a bit annoying to say

[–] BluesF@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I don't think it does take 3 x as long to say though, I think they both take about the same amount of time. Double-u is easy to say.

[–] paperemail@links.rocks 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

(Happy cake day! )

Yes it is, but why not just say the sound of the letter?

Way-way-way / wee-wee-wee / wuh-wuh-wuh ?

Even the dub-dub-dub someone else suggested would work.

No wonder everyone dropped the www. from their urls ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] colforge@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I’ve no better answer than “It just isn’t done.” Native English speakers at the very least would not interpret that as indicating the letter, they would interpret it as someone stuttering or what they’re trying to say is stuck on the tip of their tongue.

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hang on. Don't Germans say it "doobla-veh?"

[–] paperemail@links.rocks 2 points 4 months ago

Nope, that would be the French 🥖

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Yea, I was surprised a German wouldn't get it, with English borrowing so much from German.

But thanks for the chuckle!