Why is there a ‘W’ in answer?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-06-26 18:41:10

Social Science

8 answers

Anonymous

That is English for you.
Anonymous

English is weird my dude
Anonymous

Well, I'd had this %@#(% 'W' sitting on my desk for YEARS, and wanted to get rid of it - It was boring. So this NEW WORD came thru looking for my approval, and, well, you can guess the rest ..........................
Anonymous

It’s just silent
Anonymous

I've often said it should've been knowingly assigned to people with knives.
Anonymous

My dictionary says it comes from old english "answaru." I don't know how that was pronounced but it seems like the "w" would be voiced.
Anonymous

From its roots. The German word is 'Antwort'.
Anonymous

Why is there a W in "sword" "two" or "who"? My theory is since W was the worst president in history, until recently, they threw a few extra Ws into the language to make him feel better.