Are W and Y vowels? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange So, by this definition, yes, "y" and "w" can represent vowel sounds in words Usually, when they do represent vowels, they are used in conjunction with one or more other vowels to create a polypthong: "w" represents "oo" and "y" represents "ee"
What does “w ” mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The shorthand w is used to mean with 2 pieces toast w gravy Is a shorter way of writing "Two pieces of toast with gravy " The B strings tuned w low E 7th fret harmonic- (6th string,7th fret) means "The B strings tuned with low E, 7th fret harmonic " Edited to add: As Denis de Bernardy correctly notes in the comment below, w o means the opposite: without
为什么英文字母 W 不读成 double v，而念成 double u？ - 知乎 的答案 搬运资料 Why isn’t a W called a double v? Q: Why is the letter W called “double u”? It looks like a “double v” to me A: The name of the 23rd letter of the English alphabet is “double u” because it was originally written that way in Anglo-Saxon times
Why is there a ‘w’ in the word ‘Answer’? [closed] The w is not the result of purpose but of conventional retention of previous forms Etymonline com has “answer” as - Old English andswaru "a response, a reply to a question," from and- "against" (from PIE root *ant- "front, forehead," with derivatives meaning "in front of, before") + -swaru "affirmation," from swerian "to swear" (see swear), suggesting an original sense of "sworn statement
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