![]() Remember that there was no letter ‘w’ in the Latin alphabet. Some of the additions from the runic alphabets were ‘thorn’ that had a ‘th’ sound and ‘wynn’ that made a ‘w’ sound. The combination of the Latin alphabet and the runic alphabet of Futhorc resulted in the modern English alphabet. At that time Old English was using Futhorc, an older alphabet. Britain at that time was under the control of the Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic tribe that used Old English as their language. When the Roman Empire reached Britain, they brought with them the Latin language. When the Roman Empire was ruling parts of the world, they introduced the Roman alphabet derived from the Latin version, although the letters J, U/V and W were still omitted. Around the third century, ancient Latin script removed the letters G, J, V/U, W, Y and Z. This was seized by the Latins (Romans) and combined with some Etruscan characters such as the letter S and F. In 750 BC, the Greeks added vowels to the Phoenician alphabet and the combination was regarded as the initial true alphabet. The alphabet was made up of 22 letters, all of the consonants. ![]() It was widely used in the Mediterranean, including southern Europe, North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula and the Levant. The origin was a Proto-Sinaitic (Proto-Canaanite) form of writing that was not very well known.Ībout 700 years after, the Phoenicians developed an alphabet based on the earlier foundations. According to many scholars, it was in Egypt that alphabetic writing developed between 18 BC. ![]() The early alphabetic writing started about four thousand years ago. Scholars, missionaries and conquerors shaped the English language into what we know and speak today. Indeed, there are many consistencies in English because several different languages came into the picture during its years of development. Although English is widely spoken, for the non-English speakers, the English language is one of the most difficult languages to learn. The English alphabet has a fascinating history, and the development of each letter of the alphabet has its own story. ![]()
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