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"W" is a letter that is not one syllable, for that would be too few, a letter that is not two syllables, for that too would be too few, but a letter, in fact the one letter of all twenty-six that insists upon blathering on and on in its attempt to twist the tongue and overtax the ear, extending to the full three, yes three--three syllables, the legal alphabetical maximum. But wait, my friend. That is only the beginning. We go on to treble the damages by repeating this freak letter, this monstrosity that is one thing, claims to be two other things, but is really three things, not once, not twice, but a full three times, in a nonometric rhapsody fleshed out to the nines, a compound triplicate triumphant cat-o'-nine-tails tongue-lashing, a nonotuple witches' syllabic brew of treble, treble, toil and trouble. It is enough I say! Nine times enough, in fact. :-)



In English, yes perhaps. Aber auf Deutsch, man sagt "vey vey vey".

Them's the breaks one is dealt by one's language of choice. (I'm English, but in Switzerland, and have clearly noticed the ease of the alternative... ;) )


Not to mention the extra syllable for "dot".




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