The Letter W

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This feature is all about W. W'r (double u'r) fun! ;-)

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1) What is the most prolific Phoenician letter that also gave birth to our letter W?

2) What Greek letter was used by the Etruscans and Romans for the 'w' sound as well?

3) During the 13th century, who created the graphic form of the letter W?

4) Two V's were written to produce the 'w' sound.  Eventually, they were joined together. What did they call this letter?

5) The French chose to double the letter U to produce the 'w' sound. What did they call this doubled letter?

Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


Double me and W (Double U)!



:-( -> :-| -> :-)

DL
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"Y's-hood (wisehood ;-) is what Red wore instead because it helped her to be smart enough to figure out that it is foolish to wear a riding-hood while she's horseless in the woods."
--D.L.