'W' Considered Harmful

#1

Post by jsundram » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 9:30 PM UTC

'W' Considered Harmful
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Re: 'W' Considered Harmful

#2

Post by jbooth » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 10:11 PM UTC

Nobody else says "dub dub dub"?

Re: 'W' Considered Harmful

#3

Post by skermes » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 10:24 PM UTC

jbooth wrote: post #2

Nobody else says "dub dub dub"?

In my more expansive moments I've even used 'trip dub' to cut it down to even fewer syllables than letters.

Re: 'W' Considered Harmful

#4

Post by sp332 » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 10:31 PM UTC

[W is] also the only letter whose name doesn’t include the sound it makes.

What about H?

Re: 'W' Considered Harmful

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Post by SkyMarshal » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 10:46 PM UTC

sp332 wrote: post #4

[W is] also the only letter whose name doesn’t include the sound it makes. What about H?

Well, technically there's a 'ch' sound in aitch, so it sort of includes its own sound.

Re: 'W' Considered Harmful

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Post by a1k0n » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 10:49 PM UTC

SkyMarshal wrote: post #5

sp332 wrote: post #4

[W is] also the only letter whose name doesn’t include the sound it makes. What about H?

Well, technically there's a 'ch' sound in aitch , so it sort of includes its own sound.

In some accents it's pronounced "haitch".

Re: 'W' Considered Harmful

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Post by aasarava » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 10:56 PM UTC

jbooth wrote: post #2

Nobody else says "dub dub dub"?

I just ignore it and use the TLD when I have to relay a URL verbally. Most Web servers (at least for sites that I build or refer others to) are configured to serve pages without the www in the URL.

Re: 'W' Considered Harmful

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Post by duke_sam » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 11:08 PM UTC

SkyMarshal wrote: post #5

sp332 wrote: post #4

[W is] also the only letter whose name doesn’t include the sound it makes. What about H?

Well, technically there's a 'ch' sound in aitch , so it sort of includes its own sound.

Also in some parts of the world there is a leading H sound, specifically Ireland.

We also pronounce R like 'or' instead of 'are' which causes endless amusement every time I use the abbreviation HR in the states.

Re: 'W' Considered Harmful

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Post by jjcm » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 11:21 PM UTC

I got scared for a second and thought that the headline referred to Tungsten.

Re: 'W' Considered Harmful

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Post by jonkelly » Tue, Mar 01, 2011, 11:25 PM UTC

jbooth wrote: post #2

Nobody else says "dub dub dub"?

It's funny because as I started to read this, my first thought was "I'm so thankful that nobody says dub dub dub anymore." My second thought was "I thought this was going to be about how difficult capital W is in deciding character limits since it's so damn wide."