> Nicholas Bodley wrote:In German, it's [ve:ve:'ve:].
>
> >(Relative trivia: How do people read "www" aloud, a) in English, and b) in
> >other languages? I once heard a Public TV financial consultant call it
> >"triple-dub".
> >
> >
> I maintain that the correct pronunciation should be "wubba wubba
> wubba." It's a crummy prefix, though; that's why I prefer "web." as
> the prefix for web-hosting names. But that's a lost battle.