westerners, how do you pronounce the letter "w" do you say dablu or double you or just dub or double v? (lemmy.world)

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[-] med@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

How someone is pronouncing W is actually a good way to guess where the speaker is from, or where the person that taurht them learned english.

double you for british/american accents

dubba you for some american accents

Dablu or dabloo is a clear indication that the speaker is not a naitive western english speaker, usually indicating indian for the speaker.

double v (often pronounced as double we) usually points towards somewhere near germany/holland/belgium

I've never heard anyone say just dub, curious if anyone has?

Edit: I lied. W pronounced 'dub' is only ever used to indicate a 'win'. e.g. 'Took the dub'

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Just dub-dub-dub for a url

[-] proudblond@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Or in school names, like U Dub for University of Washington.

[-] donuts@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

double v (often pronounced as double we) usually points towards somewhere near germany/holland/belgium

As a Dutchie, we pronounce W as "Weigh" or "Way". No double nonsense.

[-] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 points 3 days ago

People call Buffalo Wild Wings B-Dubs

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