Beev Diamond Member Apr 20, 2006 7,775 0 0 Apr 8, 2011 #2 I imagine that when it was named the bottoms were rounded and not pointed.
B bignateyk Lifer Apr 22, 2002 11,288 7 0 Apr 8, 2011 #3 Beev said: I imagine that when it was named the bottoms were rounded and not pointed. Click to expand... I think other languages call it a double-vee. I think that's the case in spanish anyway.
Beev said: I imagine that when it was named the bottoms were rounded and not pointed. Click to expand... I think other languages call it a double-vee. I think that's the case in spanish anyway.
Arcadio Diamond Member Jun 5, 2007 5,637 24 81 Apr 8, 2011 #4 In Spanish, the letter w could be called "doble u" or "doble v". Either way is acceptable.
rcpratt Lifer Jul 2, 2009 10,433 110 116 Apr 8, 2011 #6 It's "double-v" in German. Of course, it also sounds like a v...
gorcorps aka Brandon Jul 18, 2004 30,741 456 126 Apr 8, 2011 #8 why is 'w' a double 'v' or 'u' but 'H' isn't double 't' ? tt = H
D darkxshade Lifer Mar 31, 2001 13,749 6 81 Apr 8, 2011 #9 I'm probably getting some of the facts wrong but the letter U was written like the letter V some time ago.
I'm probably getting some of the facts wrong but the letter U was written like the letter V some time ago.
AstroManLuca Lifer Jun 24, 2004 15,628 5 81 Apr 8, 2011 #10 h tee tee pee colon slash slash double-you double-you double-you dot... oh yeah hey people, stop saying this, it's unnecessary
h tee tee pee colon slash slash double-you double-you double-you dot... oh yeah hey people, stop saying this, it's unnecessary
B bignateyk Lifer Apr 22, 2002 11,288 7 0 Apr 8, 2011 #12 highland145 said: What's this, twin peaks? ^^ Click to expand... M should be called "one and a half N"
highland145 said: What's this, twin peaks? ^^ Click to expand... M should be called "one and a half N"
U UILanMan Senior member Feb 21, 2001 218 0 0 Apr 8, 2011 #13 In cursive it kind of is a double U, you don't write it sharply like a V there... /shrug