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English Alphabet History
The English alphabet history traces its root back to fifth-century Anglo-Saxon runes and Latin alphabets. The combination of the two evolved into the current 26 letters of the English alphabet.
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What is the most commonly used letter?
Depends on the language. In English, it's E.
If you're using this for hangman, like I am, you are 10 times cooler than you thought you were.
Why was phonetic alphabet invented?
During WW1 a radio transmission was broadcast 'Send reinforcement's, we are going to advance', however, what was heard at the other end was 'Send four-and-sixpence, we are going to a dance'. It was recognised that the use of phonetic alphabet was required in order to clarify any misunderstandings, especially as a 'B' may sound like a 'D' - so in order to do this, this phonetic alphabet was used:-
A - AlphaB - BravoC - DeltaE - EchoF - FoxtrotG - GolfH - HotelI - IndiaJ - JulietK - KiloL - LimaM - MikeN - NovemberO - OscarP - ParaQ - QuebecR - RomeoS - SierraT - TangoU - UniformV - VictorW - WhiskeyX - X-rayY - YankeeZ - Zulutwo
Ill huff and ill puff and ill blow your house down?
If you don't let me in, then I will blow your house in/down.
Why is it that the alphabet makes 28 for now?
If you are asking why the alphabet has 28 letters, it really depends on which alphabet you're talking about.
The Arabic Alphabet has 28 letters.
Most alphabets don't have 28 letters.
What kind of alphabet does the Russian language use?
The Russian use the Cyrillic alphabet. It consists of 33 letters.
А (ah)
Б (be (like a sheep sound))
В (ve)
Г (ge)
Д (de)
Е (ye)
Ё (yo)
Ж (she( like the sound of a electric toothbrush))
З (ze)
И (e(like in me))
Й (ya( like saying it quick with the y in yes))
К (ka)
Л (L(Long sound LLLL))
М (mmm(like something is tasty))
Н (nnnn(like the n only long like the m))
О (regular like English)
П (p( p sound kinda like blowing air or spitting))
Р (r( r sound when rolling the r))
С (ssss( like a snake hissing))
Т (t( don't say the letter say the sound)
У (oo)
Ф (f( sound))
Х (ha)
Ц (ts( like the Japanese tsu only without the u))
Ч (ch)
Ш (sh)
Щ (sh(similar only placing teeth differently))
Ъ (silent vowel)
Ы (uoi( like saying oi only with an uh (uhoi)))
Ь (silent vowel)
Э (e(like in met))
Ю (yu( like saying you))
Я (ya)
Can you list all the 2 letter combinations that can be made using the English alphabet?
The combinations would be thus:
AA ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay AZ ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc CD ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl FM fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz ga gb gc gd ge gf gg gh gi gj gk gl gm gn go gp gq gr gs gt gu gv gw gx gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp HQ hr hs ht hu hv hw hx hy hz ia ib ic id ie if ig ih ii ij ik il im in io ip IQ ir is it iu iv iw ix iy iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk jl jm jn Jo jp jq jr js jt ju jv jw jx jy jz ka kb kc kd ke kf kg kh ki kj kk kl km kn ko kp kq kr ks kt ku kv kw kx KY kz la lb lc ld le lf lg lh li lj lk ll lm ln lo lp lq lr ls lt lu lv lw lx ly lz ma mb mc MD me mf mg mh mi mj mk ml mm mn mo mp mq mr ms mt mu mv mw mx my mz na nb nc nd ne nf ng nh ni NJ nk nl nm nn no np nq nr ns NT nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh oi OJ ok ol om on oo op oq or OS ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb PC pd pe pf pg pH pi pj pk pl pm pn po pp pq pr PS pt pu pv pw px py pz qa qb qc qd qe qf qg qh qi qj qk ql qm qn qo qp qq qr qs qt qu qv qw qx qy qz ra rb RC rd re rf rg rh ri rj rk rl rm rn ro rp rq rr rs rt ru RV rw rx ry rz sa sb sc sd se sf sg sh si sj sk sl sm sn so sp sq sr ss st su sv sw sx sy sz ta tb tc td te tf tg th ti tj tk tl TM tn to tp tq tr ts tt tu tv tw tx ty tz ua ub uc ud ue uf ug uh ui uj UK ul um un uo up uq ur us ut uu uv uw ux uy uz VA vb vc vd ve vf vg vh vi vj vk vl vm vn vo vp vq vr vs vt vu vv vw vx vy vz WA wb wc wd we wf wg wh wi wj wk wl wm wn wo wp wq wr ws wt Wu wv ww wx wy wz xa xb xc xd xe xf xg xh xi xj xk XL xm xn xo xp xq xr xs xt xu xv xw xx xy xz ya yb yc yd ye yf yg yh yi yj yk yl ym yn yo yp yq yr ys yt yu yv yw yx yy yz za zb zc zd ze zf zg zh zi zj zk zl zm zn zo zp zq zr zs zt zu zv zw zx zy zz
There are a total of 262 or 676 combinations.
Is there a hieroglyphic alphabet?
Yes, most people don't realize that part of Egyptian writing is phonetic.
Twenty-four uniliteral signs make up the so-called hieroglyphic alphabet. Egyptian hieroglyphic writing does not indicate vowels, just like Arabic and Hebrew.
There are also 2 other Egyptian Hieroglyphic alphabets: a bilateral one (each letter represents 2 sounds), and a trilateral one (each letter represents 3 sounds).
What do you call the dot above j and i?
The dot over the i was added to help with legibility. The reason a j has a dot, it that at one time in history, it was actually an i, that was later converted into a separate letter.
How do you write an essay about soccer?
Nobody can tell you what to write - you must write what is in your own heart and mind. Copying what someone else has written leads to dull, boring writing that is not going to help you learn how to write better.
Only you can tell your opinion of something!
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How premchand depicts the life of peasants in the novel godan?
He showed that all peasants are foolish so they are brutally suffered.
Does Hear or heard come first alphabetically?
When words are organised in alphabetical order and the first letters are the same, the shorter word will always go first. The answer to your question therefore is 'he'.
For example:
Haze
He
Hear
Hearer
Hearing
Hears
What kind of alphabet do the Swiss use?
the latin alphabet. there is no official swiss written language, the language "swiss" is a dialect of german and is only spoken. all the letters are identical to the alphabet used in the english language, with the exception of the following letters: ä, ö, ü
What are English words with 3 consecutive letters of the alphabet?
Some examples with the consecutive letters of the alphabet next to each other:
Consecutive, left to right.... -->
- caNOPy
- DEFine
- fiRST
- HIJack
- STUpid
Consecutive, right to left ... <--
- FEDeral
- JIHad
- PONy
- pUTS
How many languages use the Roman alphabet?
There is no English alphabet: English is written with the Latin alphabet.
as of the 21st Century, more languages use Latin-based alphabets than any other (more than 1000 languages).
Why weren't 26 letters sufficient for Cherokee alphabet Sequoia story?
Cherokee, such as Native America languages is polysyntheic. Which means 26 isn’t as sufficient for the Cherokee language.
How many people say hi in this world?
if you took 63.9 percent of the worlds population say hi in a day
How do you write the 26 letters of the alphabet?
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, AND Z
What does a warning sign look like?
Usually are yellow and diamond-shaped, with black lettering or symbols.
The 6th to last letter is u, therefore it is true, however, if you include the 'true', then it is false. Comment: That's not true. the leter is u, but it appears in the word 'just' and 'but', so it is untrue!!! It appears twice!!!
Is you're or your first in alphabetical order?
It's comes before its as the apostrophe takes the place of a space and the letter i as in it is. The space is what puts it's before its in some dictionaries. but another school of thought is that given two words that differ only in punctuation, the one without punctuation goes first. Dictionaries vary in their placement of its and it's.
shortness, making it shorter
Brevity means the precise use of as few words as possible to say something.
