A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

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Nonetheless, W established itself as a standard way to spell the Germanic sound /w/, including in Latin texts produced in England. W appears in early English texts, although not without competition. Nonetheless, W established itself as a standard way to spell the Germanic sound /w/, including in Latin texts produced in England.

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