• SuckMyWang@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      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

      • paperemail@links.rocks
        01·
        2 months ago

        (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)_/¯

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
      1·
      2 months ago

      Yea, I was surprised a German wouldn’t get it, with English borrowing so much from German.

      But thanks for the chuckle!