I say “bum” and my wife says “boob”

Interested to hear what you think.

  • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    That’s the only word in the (American) English language that uses w as a vowel (I hope British English has a stronger Welsh influence, but I can’t say). If you learned “and sometimes y and w” as part of your vowels, that’s the reason why.