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Comment by ortusdux

4 hours ago

It's also the only letter that is not used in its own pronunciation. It really breaks the cadence of alphabet books!

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cwnyth  2 hours ago

Technically, one of the sounds of W is heard at the end of its name, and is seen more clearly in its homophone "yew" (rhymes with ew, shrew, mew, chew, few, Drew, etc.).

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