▲ 941 ▼ Never change Lemmy (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by wason@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml 69 comments fedilink hide all child comments Source: https://lemmy.world/comment/5668411
[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) u v DOUBLE U x y z permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* (2 children) "Every single other letter is one syllable, can we just pronounce this one 'wuh'"? "No, it must have THREE!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) English is indeed a funny language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Germans: "Ridiculous! We will pronounce it like 'vay'". "Well, that's a lot..." "...AND 'Y' WILL BE 'OOPSILON'"! ಠ_ಠ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago TIL! permalink fedilink source parent [–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lots of languages do upsilon, it comes from greek permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do, but it's silly when the vast majority of letters are pronounced with one syllable. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kase@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Every single other letter Noooo, you forgot "and z" has two /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* I call it zed or zee both have one syllable ri8? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* (2 children) "Every single other letter is one syllable, can we just pronounce this one 'wuh'"? "No, it must have THREE!" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) English is indeed a funny language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Germans: "Ridiculous! We will pronounce it like 'vay'". "Well, that's a lot..." "...AND 'Y' WILL BE 'OOPSILON'"! ಠ_ಠ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago TIL! permalink fedilink source parent [–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lots of languages do upsilon, it comes from greek permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do, but it's silly when the vast majority of letters are pronounced with one syllable. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kase@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Every single other letter Noooo, you forgot "and z" has two /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* I call it zed or zee both have one syllable ri8? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) English is indeed a funny language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Germans: "Ridiculous! We will pronounce it like 'vay'". "Well, that's a lot..." "...AND 'Y' WILL BE 'OOPSILON'"! ಠ_ಠ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago TIL! permalink fedilink source parent [–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lots of languages do upsilon, it comes from greek permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do, but it's silly when the vast majority of letters are pronounced with one syllable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Germans: "Ridiculous! We will pronounce it like 'vay'". "Well, that's a lot..." "...AND 'Y' WILL BE 'OOPSILON'"! ಠ_ಠ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago TIL! permalink fedilink source parent [–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lots of languages do upsilon, it comes from greek permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do, but it's silly when the vast majority of letters are pronounced with one syllable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lots of languages do upsilon, it comes from greek permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do, but it's silly when the vast majority of letters are pronounced with one syllable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago They do, but it's silly when the vast majority of letters are pronounced with one syllable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kase@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Every single other letter Noooo, you forgot "and z" has two /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* I call it zed or zee both have one syllable ri8? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago* I call it zed or zee both have one syllable ri8? permalink fedilink source parent
