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The Romans used 23 letters to write Latin. There were no lower case letters at first and K - Y and Z were used for writing works of Greek origin. J-U- and W were added at a later stage to write in languages other than Latin. J is a variant of I and U is a variant of V. The letter W is a double V
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Why is the Latin alphabet different from the English alphabet?
Because Latin and English each have a different number of sounds.
How do you turn Greek alphabet in to English alphabet?
You don't. The Greek alphabet is quite different from the Latin alphabet (which is used for English).
Which alphabet formed the basis for the English alphabet?
The Latin Alphabet formed the basis for the English alphabet.
Which alphabet is used to write English?
the English alphabet stems from Latin
What language does the English alphabet com from?
The Latin Alphabet (somewhat erroneously called the Roman Alphabet).
What is the writing system of English called?
We use the Latin alphabet, which was derived from the Greek alphabet, which was derived from the Phoenician alphabet that derived from cuneiform which derived from pictographs (hieroglyphs)Latin alphabet for English: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZLatin alphabet for Latin: ABCDEFZHIKLMNOPQRSTVWXGreek alphabet: ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗΘΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
What are the differences between the English alphabet and the Spanish one?
The English alphabet has 26 letters while the Spanish alphabet has 27 letters, including the letter "ñ". Additionally, the pronunciation of certain letters differs between the two languages, such as the pronunciation of the letter "j" or "z".
Is there a letter missing from the greek alphabet and the English alphabet?
No there are no missing letters from the Latin Alphabet for English. There are also no letters missing from the Greek Alphabet. Both alphabets are in tact.
What is the difference between roman and English alphabet?
The Latin alphabet of Rome had 23 letters, and the English alphabet uses 26 letters.
What name is given to the alphabet used in English language?
The name of the alphabet used in the English language is the Latin alphabet. It consists of 26 letters, including both uppercase (capital) and lowercase (small) letters.
Why is the English alphabet similar to the Albanian alphabet?
Both English and Albanian use versions of the Latin alphabet.
Is the Romanian Alphabet the same as the Roman alphabet?
There is no Roman alphabet. It's called the Latin alphabet, and yes, the Romanian alphabet is a variety of the Latin alphabet, just as English is.
