THE FRENCH ALPHABET
THE FRENCH ALPHABET
The French alphabet has the same 26 letters as English:
A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l M m N n O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u Vv W w Xx Y y Z z
The letter w is only used in words of foreign origin.
In French writing, you’ll also see a number of ‘diacritics’ (accents above or below certain letters). These are the acute accent ´, the grave accent `, the circumflex ˆ and the cedilla ¸. The sound of the letter usually changes when the accent is applied. The letters are:
À à Á á Â â È è É é Ê ê Î î ô Ù ù Û û Ç ç
posted by Jaguar Hutch @ 9:21 pm
2 Comments:
Has the letter "W" always been a part of the French alphabet. I recall that when the world wide web came into being that the French had some discussion about adding "W" to their alphabet. I did note your comment that "W" was only used in foreign words. Please inform me regarding these discussions within France.
Has the letter "W" always been a part of the French alphabet? I recall that when the world wide web came into being that the French had some discussion about adding "W" to their alphabet. I did note your comment that "W" was only used in foreign words. Please inform me regarding these discussions within France.
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