It is one of the few abbreviations that takes longer and more effort to say than the unabbreviated words themselves——world wide web.
I've lost track over the years of hearing major media outlets give addresses as "double-you double-you double-you ourdomain dot com" Typing what they actually say will get you nothing, unless they were sharp enough to also get wwwourdomain.com
It is one of the few abbreviations that takes longer and more effort to say than the unabbreviated words themselves——world wide web.