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[โ€“] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

They are pronounced the same hence phonetically they are the same but they are not concodered the same letter. If they were the same, people would be unsure if words are written with v or w or use them interchangeably, which does not happen.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 9 months ago

    ...which is why you sometimes see "Toni Virtanen", " Mika Valtari", etc.

    I've met two Wilmas and both of them get their names written as Vilma.

    People k ow that W is deprecated and V is used now instead, and then when they hear that sound, they write a "V". Just like you said.

    Also, try reciting the alphabet. It ends "oo, pee, kuu, รคr, รคs, tee, uu, vee, รคks, yy, zeta, oo, รครค, รถรถ", right? Where is "kaksoisvee"?

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