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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.
2,235 Questions
How were hieroglyphs different from your alphabet?
Hieroglyphics are drawings, commonly referred to as pictographs, while the alphabet are letters.
What European countries do not use the English alphabet?
Arguably the only one that does is the United Kingdom. Most if not all of the others have characters which are not used in English (usually these are similar to the regular Roman characters, with additional markings such as a tilde, a strikethrough, or an umlaut).
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How did the Minoans and Phoenicians influence the cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea?
They established sea trade routes, which helped in the spread of ideas and goods
What is the only number written out that has the letters in alphabetical order?
Forty (40) has the letters placed in alphabetical order.
What are the letters of the Australian alphabet?
The official language of Australia is English, and they use the same letters as standard English: 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 z
Is there a Hawaiian word that uses all 12 letters of the alphabet?
The official Hawaiian alphabet contains 13 letters rather than 12. No, I'm unable to find a Hawaiian word which utilizes the entire alphabet.
How did the Phoenicians spread their alphabet?
The ancient mercantile civilization of Phoenicia helped to spread civilization in ancient times primarily through its daring, far-ranging seafaring voyages. Motivated by trading interests above all, yet perhaps also spurred on by the desire to explore for its own sake, Phoenician traders were for many generations the "go-betweens" of older civilizations in the east and newer, rougher societies elsewhere in the Mediterranean and beyond. They carried trade goods, yet at the same time they carried technologies, ideas, and values from one point to another.
What are the persuasive elements?
to write a persuasive text you make make the opposition trade sides and begin to belive you don't give you just keep thinking you don't need the Internet to help you with this i am only 12 and i got all this information of my teachers Mr. Gigilotii :) and Miss Blucher :)
Sample letter for child taken out of country?
im not sure of how this letter should be written but im pretty sure it has to be notarized. i would think you should just state who you are and the relationship to the child and the dates, where they are going and who with.
Which vowel is the most commonly used letter English alphabate?
Type your answer here... e is the most important vowel in the English alphabet.
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How many letters of the alphabet have parallel lines?
E F H I(Only if you put lines on the top and bottom)M N Z The answer is 7.
How many letters in the alphabet has curve lines?
It depends on which alphabet you are talking about.
The Latin alphabet for English has 11 upper case curved letters (BCDGJOPQRSU) and 18 lower case curved letters (abcdefghjmnopqrstu)
Which is the largest alphabet?
== The oldest and longest alphabet is the Egyptian alphabet with 45 letters. The Cambodian alphabet has 74 characters. The International Phonetic Alphabet has more: "As of 2007, there are 107 distinct letters and 56 http://www.answers.com/topic/diacritic and http://www.answers.com/topic/prosody-linguistics in the IPA proper. Occasionally symbols are added, removed, or modified by the International Phonetic Association." http://www.answers.com/topic/international-phonetic-alphabet
What is the smallest word in English in terms of the number of letters?
"I" and "A" are each the shortest actual English words.
Both 'i' and 'I' are the narrowest words while 'a' is the shortest.
What is the importance of English in everyday life?
If one lives in English-speaking communities, it is the main source of communication.
How many letters sounds in alphabet?
The number of sounds in the English language represented by the alphabet varies depending on the dialect of English you are talking about.
In Standard North American English, there are 44 sounds.
What is the diff between IPA and English alphabet?
The English Alphabet has 26 letters used to represent only the sounds of English.
As of 2011, there are 107 letters, 52 diacritics, and four prosodic marks in the IPA, and these letters are used to represent every sound in every human language.
What is the 27Th letter in the Canadian alphabet?
Historically, the ampersand (&) was regarded as the 27th letter of the English alphabet, as descended from Latin. However, in the 19th century, it was relegated to punctuation status, as it is not used to form other words.
In the Spanish language, the double-L (pronounced as consonant Y) may be considered a separate, 27th orthographic symbol. However, Spanish also similarly uses the tilde N (ñ = ny) which is different from a "plain N."
What letter of the alphabet is w?
The alphabet has 26 letters. The letter "X" comes after the letter "W".
The English alphabet, in order:
- 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
- Z
X i think
