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[fordman]

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[taylor351]

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Keith

[heep70]

V is the twenty-second letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet. Its name in English alphabet (pronounced /viː/) is spelled vee.[1]

The letter V ultimately comes from the Semitic letter Waw, as do the modern letters F, U, W, and Y. See F for details.

In Greek, the letter "upsilon" (Υ) was adapted from waw to represent, at first, the vowel /u/ as in "moon". This later developed to /y/, the vowel spelled ü in German.

In Latin, it was borrowed in early times as V (without the stem) to represent the same /u/ sound, as well as the consonantal /w/. Thus, num — or, as originally spelled, NVM — was pronounced "noom" (/num/) and via / VIA was pronounced "wee-a" (/wia/). From the first century A.D. on, depending on Vulgar Latin dialect, consonantal /w/ developed into /β/, then later to /v/.

In Roman numerals, the letter V is used to represent the number 5. It was used because it resembled the convention of counting by notches carved in wood, with every fifth notch double-cut to form a "V".

During the late Middle Ages, two forms of "v" developed, which were both used for modern u and v. The pointed form "v" was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form "u" was used in the middle or end, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, "have" and "upon" were printed haue and vpon. The first distinction between the letters "u" and "v" is recorded in a Gothic alphabet from 1386, where "v" preceded "u". By the mid-1500s, the "v" form was used to represent the consonant and "u" the vowel sound, giving us the modern letter "u". Capital "U" was not accepted as a distinct letter until many years later.[2]

In the International Phonetic Alphabet, /v/ represents the voiced labiodental fricative. See Help:IPA.

Similarly to J, K, Q, W, and Y, V is not used very frequently in the Basic English Language. However, it appears frequently in the Spanish and French languages.

This letter is not used in the Polish alphabet, along with Q and X. In loan words the letter W (pronounced /v/) is used instead.

[flyboy71]

Wow. I can use that at my next dinner party to impress my friends.

[papabug71]

Dang you guys are really bored !

[fordman]

greg must have slept at holiday inn express last night.

[ezernut9mm]

i was thinking of the tv show from the 80's.

[fordman]

that where they ate mice. that was a mini series. alienation was a regular tv show. as well as a movie wasnt it?

[bigredball90]

i wasnt born then...
u guys must be old

[flyboy71]

Here ya go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_(1984_TV_series)

I hear rumor they are brining it back.

Yeah were old. Most of us on here were around when dirt was new.

[mrsnicks]

OH YEAH! V.... I might have to see if that series is on dvd.


Patrick

[fordman]

they made several series named V also. one in 2003 it was abotu a vampire i think. and it suppose to be another V coming out in 2010. http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=V

[flyboy71]

Tonight 8 pm on ABC !!!!!! WOOO HOOOOO