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[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Edit - Answered! - This looks funny but I don't know why. Someone please explain.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

'UwU' is a common emoji associated with furries.

U and W ('Double-U') are both later innovations of the alphabet which did not exist in the period we most associate with Rome. Rome, instead, had only the 'V' to represent all three sounds (as well as J and I having the same relationship) - hence why you sometimes see Roman Latin typed out with no U's, despite the ubiquity of the sound, such as SENATVS for 'Senatus' (Senate) or IVPITER for Jupiter.

Here, then, UwU is represented by VvvV

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Thank you very much. And yes, that is funny.

[–] manucode 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Roman alphabet had neither the letter U nor the letter W. The planet Jupiter for example was spelled IVPITER by the Romans. Both of these letters evolved later from the letter V. U is a basically an oddly shaped V in its origin, and W, despite its English name, is clearly a double V. Hence, Roman UwU is spelled VvvV.

[–] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Wasn't it that V is easier to carve or write than I with the tools at the time?