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Space Migits
Post: 1
Posted Oct 25, 2002 by Researcher 207321
I am the all-un-knowing-space-migit-who-is-funky-and-lives-in-a-bus. I think "w" is the most hilarious letter. any coments?

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Space Migits
Post: 2
Posted Oct 25, 2002 by Tango
Hi! Welcome to H2G2! If you go to your space (click My Space in yellow in the left hand side of your window) and click edit Intro you can tell people about yourself and one of our ACEs will come along and introduce you to the world of H2G2.

I hope I see you around!

Tango

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Post: 3
Posted Oct 25, 2002 by Researcher 207321
thank you for the freindly welcome, but what relivence does all that have to the letter "w"?

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Post: 4
Posted Oct 25, 2002 by Tango
Not a lot! smiley It is a good idea to make an intro so an ACE (volunteer welcomer) can come alone and give you some tips, then you can start exploring!

About the letter "w", it is the only letter that is made up of 2 other letters "double 'u'" (both in name and in symbol), so it is very special. You have made a good choice in choosing it as your favorite letter! winkeye

Tango

PS Please do follow my previous intructions, it really is a good idea! smiley

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Post: 5
Posted Oct 26, 2002 by Thought I should change my name back to 'Mina' to avoid confusion
Double 'v' in symbol I always thought. smiley

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Post: 6
Posted Oct 26, 2002 by Clelba
it all depends on your handwriting, i guess...
^. .^
= ' =

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Post: 7
Posted Oct 30, 2002 by Tango
u and v were the same letter until recently

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Post: 8
Posted Nov 1, 2002 by Clelba
how recently?
^. .^
= ' =

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Post: 9
Posted Apr 23, 2005 by elfangor3704
w is actually | |/
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in anglo-saxon...

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Post: 10
Posted Apr 25, 2005 by Shanana the cannibalistic banana
Like... 600 years, maybe?

But u was always separate in Greek. In fact, there is no v in greek. and w in greek is actually a long o. Hooray for omegas!

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Post: 11
Posted Apr 25, 2005 by Empeda
And the german for 'w' translates as 'double-v' not 'double-u'. Does this mean that the Germans are straighter than us or just that we're a bit more wavey?


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Post: 12
Posted Apr 26, 2005 by oglebear
i like that u can say world wide web as quick as u can say www

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Post: 13
Posted Apr 26, 2005 by Empeda
And also that people 'shorten' things like World War 2 to WW2!

Are there any words in English that have more than two Ws in them?

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Post: 14
Posted May 2, 2005 by _harv_
When speaking of the WWW, some utter "Wuh Wuh Wuh" - at the risk of sounding like an amourous florbnap. smooch

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Post: 15
Posted May 4, 2005 by Chaos_Hippy
some people say "Dubs". That threw me the first time I heard it.

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Space Migits
Post: 16
Posted May 5, 2005 by Alexo0o - Wants a biscuit
I disagree, I think B is a funnier letter than W. And more useful.

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Post: 17
Posted Sep 26, 2005 by Think-Am
I think that either X or W are the funniest letters.

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Post: 18
Posted Sep 26, 2005 by Alexo0o - Wants a biscuit
Nahhhhhh mate! B just looks like a bottom turned sideways. W is a pointier less funny sideways copy. X? About as funny as X-rays. About as funny as ex. About as funny as death. P is a funny letter. Especially a silent P.

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