ƿ is a much better letter than w

even if it does look similar to p
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we could also keep w but just call it wynn

"double-you" is way too long to say, every other letter has a single-syllable name
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That's my main complaint with w really, not anything aesthetic related

now þ on the other hand... there's no reason for /θ/ to be a digraph
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@Felthry When has "there is no reason for this" ever stopped English, Felthry

@myst yes! knew what that was before i clicked on it, hah
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@Felthry On the pattern of y being named /waj/, w should be named /jaw/, something like "yow".

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