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Itasan · Post by **Itasan** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:24 am

'WWW' for World Wide Web
Do you read it W-W-W one by one
or 'triple W'?
Thank you.

bobs12 · Post by **bobs12** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:17 am

One-by-one, always

Spoken fast, it often comes out 'dubyadubydubya' or 'dubyoudubyoudubyou'

strider · Post by **strider** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:29 am

Interestingly, this is one of the rare situations where the abbreviation take longer to say than the words. Think about it: World Wide Web are all words of one syllable, so all three words equal three syllables. But usually we say W as three syllables, making 9 in total.

fluffyhamster · Post by **fluffyhamster** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:40 am

Agree with Strider. Have never heard anyone get all breathless over this one. Efficiency rules (out) many linguistic choices ("choices").

englishmaster · Post by **englishmaster** » Wed May 04, 2005 6:55 am

I read it by one by one W-W-W