Double-U
I had a brief, but very interesting conversation with Aaron on the phone today. We were talking about the arbitrariness of the alphabet in relation to the names given to them. We realized that the letter “W” should have another name. I mean, who thought of ‘double- U’? Depending on the writing style or font used it looks like a ‘double – V’. Given this logic of letter-naming, you might as well call the letter “R” a
‘P with a tail’, or an “X” a ‘reflected V.’ If it were up to me I would give it another name. That letter deserves its own individuality and uniqueness. Ahaha. But what name would I give it? I would still need time to think on it. If it were up to you, what alternate name would you give to the letter “W”?






