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Re:Evolution of the English Alphabet by jack6e on Sunday April 08, 2018 @09:28AM (#16785996)
This may be a (passable) evolution of the Latin alphabet, but it is not the English evolution. Missing are runes, and the lost letters eth, thorn, and yogh, which were still in use alongside the Latin alphabet as late as the 16th century.
Re:Evolution of the English Alphabet by EngineerBetter on Sunday April 08, 2018 @11:09AM (#16786438)
The author addresses this very point, highlighting that the chart is simplified from a more detailed work.
Re:Evolution of the English Alphabet by 0x7f800000 on Sunday April 08, 2018 @06:51PM (#16788951)
They're not lost. Eth and Thorn are still in use in Icelandic.