English usage and grammar@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago

Explain yourselves 🇬🇧🇺🇸

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Explain yourselves 🇬🇧🇺🇸

English usage and grammar@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago

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It’s because U and V used to be the same letter. Jan Misali made a great video about the history of W.

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Cambridge English Dictionary
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Gilman’s Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage. This is a great and witty reference about usage, its history, and its controveries

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