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In a New Latin Grammer, the alphabet is not including J, U, and W. In CD Beginners, the alpgabet is only not including the W. And in D'Ooge, no W or J. That is very confusing, and I was wondering what is the norm. I know that the anicent alphabet didn't use the J, and U; they were added in the Middle Ages.
It would be more accurate to say that the ancient Roman alphabet did not contain J or V — it had U, but it was often written as a V — really, the two were indistinguishable in orthography. 'j' is written for consonantal 'i', and 'v' is written for consonantal 'u'. "v" in Latin is pronounced as an English 'w'.
by coldgarden » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:34 am 