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WWW
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:24 am
by Itasan
'WWW' for World Wide Web
Do you read it W-W-W one by one
or 'triple W'?
Thank you.
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:17 am
by bobs12
One-by-one, always
Spoken fast, it often comes out 'dubyadubydubya' or 'dubyoudubyoudubyou'
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:29 am
by strider
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.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:40 am
by fluffyhamster
Agree with Strider. Have never heard anyone get all breathless over this one. Efficiency rules (out) many linguistic choices ("choices").
I read it by one by one W-W-W
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 6:55 am
by englishmaster
I read it by one by one W-W-W