As I was reading a news article about blogging, a word popped out that got me thinking: “How many words have a double double-you in them?” Yes, “ww” appears in a word. It’s a word borrowed from another language to be sure, but not too obscure and it gets used in English enough to be commonly known. When you find out what the word is after struggling mightily for several days, you’ll slap your forehead with an open palm Italian-style and say, “D’oh!”
Now, step away from your computer. I don’t want any techno-search laziness to guide your hunt for the word. Use your head. After all, Rome wasn’t discovered in a day.
(Huh?)
8 comments:
Aww! That's too hard! :lol:
Yes, I know 'aww' probably isn't in the dictionary, but as I am not allowed to look, that's the best I can do so early in the morning....
You’re right, Susan. Aww doesn’t cut it. And neither does the stuttering dog’s “W-woof!”
Google is being very persnickety and not allowing me to post my comment. Hopefully this isn't a triple post. grrr.
Powwow
Pow! Wow! What a smart horse!
An update - a colleague of mine, who also loves words, came up with another one. In subsequent research, we've seen it spelled with a space in between the two instances of "w" as well as with a dash, so perhaps it's not a perfect example.
Glowworm (song commences)
“Glow little glowworm
Glimmer, glimmer…”
How many people nowadays know that song?
I do! I do!
Susan! Are you showing your age, or are you simply a diligent popular music historian?
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