Tuesday, June 20, 2006

W

Did I dream it or have Sweden decided to include the letter 'W' in their alphabet?

I'll have a look on the web ...

"Until recently the letter "W" was treated as a variant form of "V" and this practice is still commonly encountered. However, in 2005 the Swedish Academy separated the two letters in conformity with international lexicographic practice. They appear under separate headings in the 13th edition of Svenska Akademiens Ordlista, released on 10 April 2006."

So there. Where on earth did I read that today?

Anyway the Swedish alphabet consists of 29 letters: all of ours (the Latin alphabet) plus Å, Ä and Ö.

England 2 Sweden 2

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