Wherefore 'w'?
I cannot think of an Indian language that has the 'w' sound. So, I wonder why 'w' is used in transcribing Indian language text in English. Shouldn't it be "Svami Vivekananda"?
Or, if we are to use 'v' and 'w' homophonously (as ve alvays do), wouldn't it be better to stick to one, for the sake of consistency. Swami Wiwekananda? Naah!
I have also wondered why 'w' is called 'Double U'. It looks more like a 'Double V' to me (unless italicised).
Or, if we are to use 'v' and 'w' homophonously (as ve alvays do), wouldn't it be better to stick to one, for the sake of consistency. Swami Wiwekananda? Naah!
I have also wondered why 'w' is called 'Double U'. It looks more like a 'Double V' to me (unless italicised).
posted by Sudarsan @ 11:41 pm
1 Comments:
At 12:39 am,
రామ ShastriX said…
Interesting, Suds.
In French, the W is known as Double Vey (Double V). Looks like the Gauls aren't that crazy, with apologies to Obelix ;-)
Weirdly, W is the only letter of the English alphabet that has more than one syllable. Just imagine saying: www!
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