Re: Y not? (was: Of Haa/hhet & other matters)
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Sunday, January 23, 2005, 14:56 |
|---|
On Sun, Jan 23, 2005 at 03:37:29PM +0100, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> How am I being inconsistent? By the original use of |y|, I mean the
> use |y| had when it was introduced in the Latin alphabet. By the
> original use of |v|, I mean the use |v| had when it was introduced as
> a separate letter in the Latin alphabet (16th C, IIRC).
But |v|, with value [w], was the original letter of the Latin alphabet.
The letter |U| was was the later variant.
-Marcos
Reply