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It's also the only letter that is not used in its own pronunciation. It really breaks the cadence of alphabet books!
by ortusdux 2mo ago
It's also the only letter that is not used in its own pronunciation. It really breaks the cadence of alphabet books!
- cwnyth 2mo agoTechnically, one of the sounds of W is heard at the end of its name, and is seen more clearly in its homophone "yew" (rhymes with ew, shrew, mew, chew, few, Drew, etc.).
- notpushkin 2mo agoWikipedia lists ‘C’ as “cee”, but that’s cheating IMO. It’s clearly “see”! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_alphabet#Letter_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_alphabet#Letter_names