The thousand year old mystery of the letter "W"

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The letter "W" is the "Fly in the Ointment"

Ever since I first learned the alphabet, I wondered why the letter "W" is the only letter in the alphabet with more than one syllable. Has anyone else ever thought of this, and wondered the same thing? Did the guy who invented the alphabet do this on purpose, just to jerk inquisitive people around?

the letter w


The thousand year old mystery of the letter "W"

The letter "W" is the "Fly in the Ointment"

Ever since I first learned the alphabet, I wondered why the letter "W" is the only letter in the alphabet with more than one syllable. Has anyone else ever thought of this, and wondered the same thing? Did the guy who invented the alphabet do this on purpose, just to jerk inquisitive people around?

the letter w


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