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WWW vs World Wide Web

Huh.

Saying “WWW” requires the use of nine syllables.

Saying “World Wide Web” only requires three.

Welcome to the Internet.

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4 Responses to “WWW vs World Wide Web”

  1. Dale Campbell says:
    April 3, 2009 at 1:14 pm

    ha – yeah, and I had to chuckle when I first heard a kiwi say “dub, dub, dub” (“doub[le u], doub[le u], doub[le u]…”)! :)

  2. Simon says:
    April 4, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Lol. I’ve always wanted to find an occasion to say “doublyou double doubleyou” or “double doubleyou doubleyou”

  3. Damian says:
    April 4, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    Or “triple double you”?

  4. Simon says:
    April 4, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    Doesn’t have quite such a good ring.

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