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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Mine do. I must be a freak of nature.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

They do in American English at least

edit: I realize now you're talking about its use within words, but a lot of us here assume that the meme is referring to saying each letter individually.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Yeah but thats the b in douBleyu

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Double U has a B in it which causes your lips to touch

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

But not in the W sound

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Same with dubya or dubyou.