In standard US English, H has the name “aitch”, which doesn’t contain the sound of the letter. In British English I think it is “haitch” (and maybe in some US dialects too?), which does contain the sound.
The name of Q is “kyu” (pronounced like “queue”), which does not contain the sound that the letter normally makes, which is “kw”.
The name of Y is “wai” (pronounced like “why”). Y is a weird letter because it can be either a consonant or a vowel. It is usually a consonant, whose sound is not in its name. It’s true that, as you say, one of its vowel sounds is in its name.
I think “dub” is a better name because I think the transition would be easier (some people already pronounce the World Wide Web abbreviation “www” as “dub dub dub”). Almost any “w+vowel” name would conflict with an existing word, although a few are available. But maybe conflicting with an existing word is not a big issues, since that already happens with other letters like B, C, I, J, P, etc.
Oh well, if we’re going to rename all the letters, let’s just use a consistent system: all consonants are the letter’s sound + “ee”. So B,C,D,G,P,T,V,Z would keep their current names. W would be “wee”, Q would be “kwee”, and Y would be “yee”. I’d go along with that, although the transition would be hard, since, for example, J would take the name currently used for G.
ETA no, actually C can’t remain “see” since that conflicts with S. But it can’t be “kee” either since that has to be used for K. Hm, C is a problem. Maybe “chee”?
Yes, pronounced like queue. Exactly. Many letters have multiple pronunciations in English and I said originally that I meant a sound at least somewhat like one of their pronunciations. Trying to insist that they all sound like all their pronunciations doesn’t make any sense. Ditto for Y.
Being a great communicator with a high charisma score goes a long way toward being considered a great president. I have neither high charisma or great communication skills. I would go down in history as a bad president. I would do better as the shadowy power behind the throne but that’s too much pressure.
Being good at “doing it now” is also valuable. I am bad at all these skills. I would be a terrible president, who didn’t get much done and might have let important routine things slip. If I hired excelent staff, I might do as well as mediocre. I guess I am fairly good at hiring talented staff, so maybe I am underrating myself. But the very best I might achieve is mediocrity, with a high risk of being terrible.
I’d be okay. We’ve had some really bad Presidents. I’m not particularly charismatic, so that would hurt me, but I’m a bit of a wonk, so I would engage deeply with policy and strategy matters. I would staff my cabinet with experts who could compensate for my gaps in knowledge. Someone once told me that one of my greatest strengths was discernment in who I choose to have around me, and I think that’s true. So with the right staff I think we could compensate for my weaknesses.
So, solidly average, I’m guessing.
But I would probably make a better legislator than President. If they eliminated the part in politics where you have to talk to people it would have been a viable career choice for me. Alas.
I think I would have a hard time functioning as President, assuming I were somehow magically placed into the office. I’m smart and I would hire good people, but sometimes I just need to take four hours off in the middle of the workday to play Balatro, and I suspect that wouldn’t fly in the Oval Office.
I tested positive for COVID once. I didn’t feel like I had any symptoms, so I wouldn’t have suspected. I did the test because it was available and seemed prudent.
Had Covid 3 times. The first was by far the worst. Felt like shit for 3 days and lost taste and smell. The other 2 times were like a cold.
I got it at the end of 2021 the first time. I was working in an office. I didn’t catch it when I was going into the houses of the dead and dying for a year.
Got COVID once. Went to McDonald’s, got an Egg McMuffin, ate it and then realized I didn’t taste anything. Got a COVID test (had one of those at-home dealies), was positive. Not tasting my Egg McMuffin (and a couple of subsequent meals) was the sole symptom I experienced.
