Dear W (Part 23 in a 26-part series)

Dear W,

You’re so fancy. Along with Q, you are the only letter who does not appear in the spelling of your own name.  Double-u.  You aren’t really two U’s though, are you? At least, not when most people write or type you.  The French have it right saying you are double-v’s. Where would we wind up without you, W? We wouldn’t have will, walnuts, or the world. Nor would we have wonders of the world, for that matter. Winston Churchill certainly would sound silly.  You’re so much more common than I realized. Obviously I often forget about the 5 W’s: who, what, where, why, when!  You’re even in the 1 H: how. Just because you’re at the end, doesn’t mean you’re not useful.
I really enjoy how some people take the care to pronounce the H that sometimes follows you. Awfully silly, don’t you think?
Oh, W, you’re simply wonderful!

Waliki,
Peat

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