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Title: C and K In Latin.
Post by: Jimbee on 02/05/2024 06:36:27

Why did the ancient Latin alphabet have both a C and a K? They both had the exact same sound in classical Latin. So why did they need two letters for them then? Or did they have the exact same sound?

Title: Re: C and K In Latin.
Post by: alancalverd on 03/05/2024 09:15:26

Difference between choo-choo and kookaburra. The "hard c" in English is voiced from a different part of the mouth from k, and c is modified by the next letter: "ice cream" compared with "like" - k is never modified.

Title: Re: C and K In Latin.
Post by: Bored chemist on 06/05/2024 13:08:46

On a related note, how do the Welsh refer to KFC?

Title: Re: C and K In Latin.
Post by: alancalverd on 06/05/2024 13:19:05

"invading foreign muck"