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Why is the letter v substituted for the letter U in some inscriptions?
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∙ 14y ago
The simple answer is that when carving into stone it was much easier to make the two straight lines for a V than the curved bottom of the U. Anyone who could read would know whether a U or a V belonged in the word.
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