over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agoWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareWhat if people pronounced the word TWO without the silent W?over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 hours agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecybervseas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·9 hours agoBy 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.
minus-squarecannedtuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·9 hours agoIt would sound like “twu” as in “twu wuv”
minus-squareweew@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·9 hours agoIt sounds exactly like “to” which means the w is silent. It is not pronounced at all like any of the other example words given.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·9 hours agoI don’t necessarily think so. If the W was pronounced, I think it would sound something more like ‘tawoo’ or ‘teewoo’
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.
It would sound like “twu” as in “twu wuv”
Mawwiage!
It sounds exactly like “to” which means the w is silent.
It is not pronounced at all like any of the other example words given.
I don’t necessarily think so. If the W was pronounced, I think it would sound something more like ‘tawoo’ or ‘teewoo’
twoah
hawk twoah
Spell out that thang!