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[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 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

[–] paperemail@links.rocks 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 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)_/¯

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

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

[–] paperemail@links.rocks 2 points 1 year ago

Nope, that would be the French 🥖

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