3.7M views · Jul 1, 2019 · 18:28 · 3 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2021–2023
jan Misali traces the history of the letter W, including why it is called double u. The video is part of a series of deep dives into individual letters.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended for readers who enjoy fascinating deep dives into the history of odd letters and the alphabet.
“If you're interested in fascinating deep dives into the history of a few odd letters”HN comment, 2023
“Folks reading this thread would likely appreciate this video on the history of C”
Covers the history of the letter W.
Folks reading this thread would likely appreciate this video on the history of C: link It goes into a lot of these evolutionary stages. And the history of W: this video
“See more from jan Misali”
Explains why W is called double u.
That is indeed why w is named "double u" in English (and "double v" in French. And why it's a vowel in Welsh. See more from jan Misali: this video
“If you're interested in fascinating deep dives into the history of a few odd letters”
Deep dive into the history of the letter W.
If you're interested in fascinating deep dives into the history of a few odd letters, the jan Misali channel on Youtube has a video on the letter W (which, along the way, covers F and Y) and another one on the letter C. w: this video c: link
