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by danmaz74 3473 days ago
Slightly OT: isn't the "English Alphabet" actually the "Latin Alphabet"?
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Cephlin 3473 days ago
Yes it is.
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GFK_of_xmaspast 3473 days ago
Latin doesn't have a "J".
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OJFord 3473 days ago
Classical Latin doesn't, and also variation around 'u'/'v'/'w'.

The "English alphabet" is _a_ Latin alphabet, however - cf. ISO basic Latin alphabet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_basic_Latin_alphabet

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