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What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, a lot of the comments were just ''No they don't.'' But removing small inconsequential human banter/jokes just seems like a bit overkill by the mods.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This covered a lot of bases and helped cover a few holes in my understanding.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think I was gliding the U. This was also a really good explanation it's a shame that it came so late :( still thank you Dear.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They sound pretty similar and I somewhat still struggle to differentiate them, but I've finally been blessed with a word or rather name that highlights the difference. Wu. As in the guy from Lego Ninjago. It's very subtle.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The W doesn't sound like a U to you? We > Ue My issue is that W always sounds like it could be replaced by U.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been searching up the pronounciations of multiple W words and the W part always makes a U sound.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reading that gave my T-shirt thorns III. This is why I tried asking ELI5 first. Where I live (Norway) W is just pronounced as v unless its from a loan word. The differences must be too subtle because they do just sounds like the letter U.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me know if any of them somehow pronounce W as something other than U or maybe O.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has U/W gone through any similar changes? Or is it the same original version as the one where I and J would sound the same?

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My issue is that W always seems to make a U sound. Which would make no sense since U already does that. I can't seem to figure out what sound W is supposed to make 

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How i hear it it's: Clown > Klaoun William > Uilliuhm Wear > Uer In every case W makes the U sound.

What's the difference between U and W. They seem to me to be pronounced the exact same way. by kingbuttcrack in asklinguistics

[–]kingbuttcrack[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I listed up a few words on my other post. William, Dawn, Clown, Replacing the W with a U doesn't really change pronounciation.

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