Are w o, w , b c common abbreviations in the US? I purposely didn't mention I O c o in my previous comment as I was aware of those In particular, c o has been used as long as I can remember But otherwise this suggests I was roughly correct Of course, it doesn't indicate what the abbreviations meant (e g A C - see prev comment ) I suppose also that w o would show up as both w o w ? –
Is there a common abbreviation for with or without? e. g. w wo or w w o 👉 Baskets come w fries+slaw 👉 Naked dogs come w o buns 👉 Fries and rings available w±o salt And so you order yourself up: 1 redhot basket w rings 1 bratwurst basket w kraut 1 naked polish w chili 3 redhots w o onions 1 knockwurst w catsup
writing style - What is the origin of shorthand for with - gt; w . . . Although its origin is contested, w has been used at least since the rise of the fast-food industry in the 1950s As a form of shorthand to save time when writing down food orders, waiters replaced the words "with" and "without" with the abbreviations w and w o
为什么中国人把w （double you )读成达不溜? - 知乎 最早的时候，腓尼基字母一共有22个，其中就没有U，只有V，也没有W。到了大概11世纪的时候，人们把两个字母V连在一起创造出了字母W，所以最早的时候： W=double v 后来，为方便区分元音的V和辅音V，又把原来的V的下方改成圆形而定为元音U。
The mysterious, unenunciated w in the -wich of English place names The original word's pronunciations have been explained by the two previous users, but I would just like to add, that the "w" was dropped as a result of elision, which is just a phonological omission, or a letter that has been dropped, muted, or slurred over i e "Vegetable" is pronounced without the second 'e' or "McKenzie" pronounced "M'Kenzie"
pronunciation - Why is the w silent in sword? - English Language . . . The W in two and sword is silent because of that reason (i e [t, s] [w] [back vowel]) Swore, sworn and swollen also lost their W's at one point due to the same reason, but were later on restored due to analogy 1 with swear and swell Swear and swell hadn't lost their W's because they had front vowels after the W [Trask's Historical Linguistics]
diphthongs - Is the w in cow a vowel or a consonant? - English . . . The sounds represented by the letter 'w' in English spelling are somewhat intermediate between consonants and vowels Sometimes it is closer to a consonant (namely a semivowel or glide because even though 'w' doesn't result in a substantive occlusion in the airstream, there is a restriction of airflow as with the similar glide y This occurs
Should I capitalize western when it anticipates culture? Interestingly, it seems to be western cultures that don’t like eating insects – perhaps because it’s thought to be wrong or just disgusting, even if it’s not!' The first one is capitalized but the second is not That makes sense:t it's not an essay but a transcription Is there a general rule regarding this case?