You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
14 points

If serious, it’s because double-you, double-you, double-you (6 syllables) vs world-wide-web (3 syllables). A syllable sort of represents the amount of time it takes to say something.

So it takes twice as long to say www.

If not serious, yes, it’s because your German. But then again, German humor isn’t really that.

permalink
report
parent
reply
13 points

I wasn’t serious, but thanks for the explanation!
I’m sure it’s helpful for someone

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points
*

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

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

I don’t think it does take 3 x as long to say though, I think they both take about the same amount of time. Double-u is easy to say.

permalink
report
parent
reply
0 points
*

(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)_/¯

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

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

But thanks for the chuckle!

permalink
report
parent
reply
7 points

It’s worse! 9 syllables!

permalink
report
parent
reply
3 points

Per other poster, dou-ble-you (I didn’t catch that myself)

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

Haha woah I had to sound it out

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

Always gotta clap the syllables!

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

you’re*

permalink
report
parent
reply
4 points

Look man English isn’t a language it’s a mistake

permalink
report
parent
reply

memes

!memes@lemmy.world

Create post

Community rules

1. Be civil

No trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour

2. No politics

This is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world

3. No recent reposts

Check for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month

4. No bots

No bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins

5. No Spam/Ads

No advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.

Sister communities

Community stats

  • 12K

    Monthly active users

  • 2.8K

    Posts

  • 54K

    Comments