I thought it was pronounced ow-Jah until like 3 days ago. My mom started arguing and she asked 4 random people in the cafeteria if it was ow-jah or weegee. Most awkward argument ever.
It's an amalgamation of two words, one French: "oui" and one German: "Ja", both meaning "yes".
So the absolute would be "weeya"
Colloquial pronunciations have made it differ over the years, much like most of our language, so that now there are 3 ultimates.
"Weejee" (American English)
"Weejah" (British English)
"Weeya" (original)
Use which one you damn well please, you don't need permission for anything.
Call it a Susan, if it makes you happy...
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So the absolute would be "weeya"
Colloquial pronunciations have made it differ over the years, much like most of our language, so that now there are 3 ultimates.
"Weejee" (American English)
"Weejah" (British English)
"Weeya" (original)
Use which one you damn well please, you don't need permission for anything.
Call it a Susan, if it makes you happy...
"GOD DAMMIT YES YES!"
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