Re: The Letter "K"

Akhilesh Pillalamarri scripsit:

> It makes no sense the letter K is in the latin alphabet, if the original
> "C" in latin coveyed that sound. All the places i've searched said
> that "k" was used in greek words, but the romans didnt borrow "pi"
> to represent greek words tat could otherwise be spelled with "p."
Latin P is in fact derived from Greek pi, in a casual writing style
where the right-hand leg doesn't go all the way to the baseline.  When
this style became popular in southern Italy (which was Greek-speaking),
a stroke was added to rho to distinguish it more clearly.

Tristan scripsit:

> aitch/haitch
Both Catholic and Protestant terrorists in Ireland have been known to use
this word as a shibboleth for distinguishing the religion of their
victims.

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