If serious, it’s because double-you, double-you, double-you (6 syllables) vs world-wide-web (3 syllables). A syllable sort of represents the amount of time it takes to say something.
So it takes twice as long to say www.
If not serious, yes, it’s because your German. But then again, German humor isn’t really that.
It was a poor explanation. Double you has 3 syllables so it has nine all up vs 3. So it takes 3 times as long. I don’t think it was about the time but the ease of saying it. World Wide Web is a bit annoying to say
I’ve no better answer than “It just isn’t done.” Native English speakers at the very least would not interpret that as indicating the letter, they would interpret it as someone stuttering or what they’re trying to say is stuck on the tip of their tongue.
If serious, it’s because double-you, double-you, double-you (6 syllables) vs world-wide-web (3 syllables). A syllable sort of represents the amount of time it takes to say something.
So it takes twice as long to say www.
If not serious, yes, it’s because your German. But then again, German humor isn’t really that.
I wasn’t serious, but thanks for the explanation!
I’m sure it’s helpful for someone
It was a poor explanation. Double you has 3 syllables so it has nine all up vs 3. So it takes 3 times as long. I don’t think it was about the time but the ease of saying it. World Wide Web is a bit annoying to say
I don’t think it does take 3 x as long to say though, I think they both take about the same amount of time. Double-u is easy to say.
(Happy cake day! )
Yes it is, but why not just say the sound of the letter?
Way-way-way / wee-wee-wee / wuh-wuh-wuh ?
Even the dub-dub-dub someone else suggested would work.
No wonder everyone dropped the
www.from their urls ¯\_(ツ)_/¯I’ve no better answer than “It just isn’t done.” Native English speakers at the very least would not interpret that as indicating the letter, they would interpret it as someone stuttering or what they’re trying to say is stuck on the tip of their tongue.
Hang on. Don’t Germans say it “doobla-veh?”
Nope, that would be the French 🥖
Yea, I was surprised a German wouldn’t get it, with English borrowing so much from German.
But thanks for the chuckle!
It’s worse! 9 syllables!
Per other poster, dou-ble-you (I didn’t catch that myself)
Haha woah I had to sound it out
Always gotta clap the syllables!
you’re*
Look man English isn’t a language it’s a mistake