switch the double-u for a w. Uuhiles becomes "whiles" (or "while") | Hacker News

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		klondike_klive 22 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How far back in time can you understand English? switch the double-u for a w. Uuhiles becomes "whiles" (or "while")

DangitBobby 22 days ago | [–]

Damn I hate that I didn't catch on to why it made a w sound.

krackers 22 days ago | [–]

retvrn to tradition

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