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jan Misali traces the history of the letter W, including why it is called double u. The video is part of a series of deep dives into individual letters.
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Recommended for readers who enjoy fascinating deep dives into the history of odd letters and the alphabet.
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Folks reading this thread would likely appreciate this video on the history of C: [LINK] It goes into a lot of these evolutionary stages. And the history of W: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗That is indeed why w is named "double u" in English (and "double v" in French. And why it's a vowel in Welsh. See more from jan Misali: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗If you're interested in fascinating deep dives into the history of a few odd letters, the jan Misali channel on Youtube has a video on the letter W (which, along the way, covers F and Y) and another one on the letter C. w: [VIDEO] c: [LINK]
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