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Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts) Sat Jan 26, 2019, 02:26 AM Jan 2019

10 letters dropped from the Alphabet.

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10 letters dropped from the Alphabet. (Original Post) Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 OP

Thanks for posting!! Info v interesting. Knew about 'thorn', bobbieinok Jan 2019 #1

I believe they are from classical Greek, but it's 2AM and I'm not... TreasonousBastard Jan 2019 #3

interesting and thanks yonder Jan 2019 #2

And what about all the letters beyond Z?... PoliticAverse Jan 2019 #4

This scratches the rarest geeky itch! forgotmylogin Jan 2019 #5

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)

1. Thanks for posting!! Info v interesting. Knew about 'thorn',

Reply to Crutchez_CuiBono (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:03 AM

Jan 2019

Are the ae and oe related to German umlaut a and umlaut o?

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

3. I believe they are from classical Greek, but it's 2AM and I'm not...

Reply to bobbieinok (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 03:29 AM

Jan 2019

looking it up now.

What I found interesting is that the "uu" became "w". But German uses a "w". Maybe it didn't back in the 17th century, but that's another thing I'm not looking up now.