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Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Romans used the letter V to transcribe the sound U, then they chamged that later and now we have both V ans U

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FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I am referring to the picture.

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- Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Oh yeah, right
  
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Gsus4@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
So where did the “v” sound come from?

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- Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  The sound V was already present, they used the letter V with both sounds (if i am not wrong)
  
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