Re: YADPT (D=Dutch)

Quoting Jean-François Colson <bn130627@...>:


> BTW there's something similar in French. In standard French <w> is
> pronounced [w] in some words (week-end, watt, willien, western...) and [v]
> in others (wagon, weber, wisigoth, wagnérisme...).
> In Belgian French [w] is used everywhere.
Is there any sensible reason for "w" in "wisigoth"?

                                                    Andreas

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