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And why is the W silent anyways?

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 hours ago (17 children)

Curiously in words related to 'two' the W is often pronounced!

Twin, Twixt, Between, Twelve etc

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 hours ago (9 children)

By the argument, is the w in "two" actually silent? What would it sounds like when pronounced? I think it would sound like "two" already does.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

It would sound like “twu” as in “twu wuv”

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago

Lol.

OK, Impressive Clergyman!

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