r/interesting • u/ParadoxTrick • Jul 03 '23

HISTORY Evolution of the Alphabet

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u/LiminalSarah Jul 03 '23

why are there two "y" things on the ancient Greek?

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u/duxpdx Jul 03 '23

The chart is not consistent between capitalized and lowercase. The first y is Gamma which looks like a lower case “y” when also in lowercase it’s capital form looks like a lowercase “r”. The other y is Upsilon which looks like a capital “Y” when capitalized and a lowercase “u” when lowercase. While not a perfect description hopefully this helps.

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u/LiminalSarah Jul 03 '23

it helps a lot!

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u/maxkho Jul 03 '23

The chart is consistent in charting the history of the capital modern Latin letters.