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  • 16-05-2017
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Tell me this. Why is a "w" called a double "u" and not a double "v"? just for fun

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Travii
Travii Travii
  • 16-05-2017
it was probably written slightly different back when the alphabet was created idk.
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Gordon33
Gordon33 Gordon33
  • 16-05-2017
Probably because when we used the phoenicians alphabet they had it written slightly different and because of the way language and culture progressed over time it stayed the same and changed in a few ways.
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