# I'm trying to find a thread about disk jockeys pronouncing "W" as "dubba doo" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-find-a-thread-about-disk-jockeys-pronouncing-w-as-dubba-doo/283533 "2005-01-07T06:09:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-find-a-thread-about-disk-jockeys-pronouncing-w-as-dubba-doo/283533/1 "2005-01-07T06:09:46Z")
…and I’m wondering if someone could help me find it. I _think_ it was here, anyway. As the title says, it concerns the pronunciation of the letter “W” as “dubba-doo” (or something similar) in order to avert saying “Dubya” when speaking fast. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-find-a-thread-about-disk-jockeys-pronouncing-w-as-dubba-doo/283533/2 "2005-01-07T06:38:56Z")
Voila. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=195083&highlight=disk+jockeys](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=195083&highlight=disk+jockeys) ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-trying-to-find-a-thread-about-disk-jockeys-pronouncing-w-as-dubba-doo/283533/3 "2005-01-07T19:51:25Z")
_Many_ thanks. For some reason the search didn’t work well for me.