this might make things clearer

U, V, W and Y all stemmed from the same original U in greek

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but i vill trv to ansver vovr qvestion more fvllv vhen i have time.

Posted By: Dave in France on September 14th 2005 at 23:07:36

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FAO: The cleverestest person on the board (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 14, 22:59:04
- Are you in Germany ? :) (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Sep 15, 01:44:24
- And why (General Chat) - Pragmatist, Sep 14, 23:15:34
  - exactly (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 14, 23:29:09
  - That used to wind me up (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 14, 23:19:00
  - Eye owe you. See? (n/m) (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Sep 14, 23:18:40
- As far as I know (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Sep 14, 23:15:11
- if i must...sigh (General Chat) - Stoopish, Sep 14, 23:04:39
  - Salve rex (n/m) (General Chat) - Pragmatist, Sep 14, 23:16:37
  - Stoopish (General Chat) - Pragmatist, Sep 14, 23:16:18
    - on? :o) (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Sep 14, 23:17:35
      - Language derivatives (General Chat) - Pragmatist, Sep 14, 23:24:41
        
        i'm honoured. (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Sep 14, 23:30:57
  - Fanbloodytastic (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 14, 23:07:33
    - not a problem Tomblander sir. (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Sep 14, 23:08:18
  - which is really what clanky said too.. (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 23:05:42
    - im the cleverest person on the board (General Chat) - Stoopish, Sep 14, 23:06:04
      - You give it up too easy. Savour it a while. Then confess, if you must. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Tudster, Sep 14, 23:09:15
- because in olden script and u was written V ( go to (General Chat) - clankycanary, Sep 14, 23:00:44
  - So Medieval grafitti went a bit like this? (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 14, 23:03:42
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - clankycanary, Sep 14, 23:05:36
- which is what it is in french (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 22:59:42
  - Granted but that doesn't explain it (n/m) (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 14, 23:00:27
    - this might make things clearer (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 14, 23:07:36
      - Now that really is helpful (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 14, 23:10:33
        
        it's rather relaxing though.. (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 23:12:58
        
        i often have epiphanies (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 14, 23:21:40
        
        thassa good 'un (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 23:24:51
        
        languages is a science (General Chat) - Dave in France, Sep 14, 23:36:13
        
        I found it very illuminating (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 14, 23:16:46
    - Sorry (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 14, 23:01:45
      - only if we're operating some sort of inverse cleverness scale (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 14, 23:02:28
        
        Not at all (General Chat) - Tomblander, Sep 14, 23:05:34
      - oops (n/m) (General Chat) - clankycanary, Sep 14, 23:02:27

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