(Megan Bridge)
on "W"
Speaking the letter "W" in English requires three syllables. Also, saying 'double-you' is bothersome and unfair to the other letters of the alphabet. I am proposing that wah, wuh, wew, weh, wh, wi, wo wh, wih would do just as well. Try it. The end of your alphabet would be a nifty: yoo, vee, wih, why, zee. (My alphabet is different, but that would take a long time to explain.)
More annoyance abounds in always speaking one of the most common signs of our moment: 'double-yoo, double-yoo, double-you.' Nine syllables! What a waste o' wind. In some languages, Dutch, for example, "W" is pronounced "weh," making that Internet thing, weh weh, weh for them. (I like to think every speaker places a beat or accent on one or another weh). Were we to "W" as a simple "whe," spelling out "whew" and "wow" would take no time and be more pleasant to the ear.)
Oh yes, Wittgenstein, who is a voice in the production, begins with "W," which is pronounced as "V" in German. His ideas and use of language intrigue and amaze me. No doubt, he would find this entire project to be nonsense.