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How was the Latin alphabet of Rome different from the English alphabet today?
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What language does the English alphabet com from?
The Latin Alphabet (somewhat erroneously called the Roman Alphabet).
What was the alphabet before your alphabet today?
If you are asking what alphabet was used in English prior to the Latin alphabet, the answer is none.
What was the original English alphabet?
Old English borrowed the Latin alphabet (which we use today) around the 9th Century.
How is Ancient India's alphabet similar to the American alphabet today?
India never had one alphabet (not even today). It is a country of thousands of languages and dialects. There is no similarity between any Indian writing system and the Latin alphabet used by English speakers today.
What is the English alphabet?
There are 24 letters in the alphabet we use (derived the Latin alphabet; note that there were several letters we use today which the Romans didn't). To add breadth and depth to the answer, I will give the phonetic alphabet, which gives each letter in the alphabet a word which is not able to be confused with any other in the English language, so that the person receiving an audio message can easily understand the letters being conveyed. The alphabet is as follows:AlphaBravoCharleyDeltaEchoFoxtrotGolfHotelIndiaJulietKiloLemurMikeNovemberOscarPapaQuebecRomeoSierraTangoUniformVictorWhiskeyX-rayYankeeZuluThe English alphabet is the alphabet used to form the words of the English language, used in general communication.
What language does the English alphabet com from?
The Latin Alphabet (somewhat erroneously called the Roman Alphabet).
What was the alphabet before your alphabet today?
If you are asking what alphabet was used in English prior to the Latin alphabet, the answer is none.
What was the original English alphabet?
Old English borrowed the Latin alphabet (which we use today) around the 9th Century.
When were English letters made?
In about the 9th Century, Old English switched from the Futhark Alphabet to the Latin alphabet, which is what we use today.
How is Ancient India's alphabet similar to the American alphabet today?
India never had one alphabet (not even today). It is a country of thousands of languages and dialects. There is no similarity between any Indian writing system and the Latin alphabet used by English speakers today.
What is the English alphabet?
There are 24 letters in the alphabet we use (derived the Latin alphabet; note that there were several letters we use today which the Romans didn't). To add breadth and depth to the answer, I will give the phonetic alphabet, which gives each letter in the alphabet a word which is not able to be confused with any other in the English language, so that the person receiving an audio message can easily understand the letters being conveyed. The alphabet is as follows:AlphaBravoCharleyDeltaEchoFoxtrotGolfHotelIndiaJulietKiloLemurMikeNovemberOscarPapaQuebecRomeoSierraTangoUniformVictorWhiskeyX-rayYankeeZuluThe English alphabet is the alphabet used to form the words of the English language, used in general communication.
Which ancient alphabet forms the basis for the majority of modern languages in use today?
The Phoenician alphabet, from which the Greek and Latin alphabets were developed.
Can we read ancient romes writing today?
Yes, we can read Latin. The Romans were Latins and therefore they spoke Latin. Our alphabet is a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
How many letters are in the latin alphabet?
There are 23 letters in the original Latin Alphabet.
What alphabet do most countries in central Asia use today?
latin
How did the Phoenician alphabet influence the alphabet used for English today?
It was modified into Greek and Roman alphabets, and so is a basic fore-runner of the English alphabet.
Did the first Anglo-Saxon alphabet looked very much like the one you use today?
No, the first Anglo-Saxon alphabet looked rather different form the one we use today for the English language.
