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4 years ago Edited: 4 years ago, prashantakerkar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_alphabet

https://www.google.com/search?q=english+alphabet&client=ms-android-lava&prmd=ibvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi4u5zPxaXlAhVLvY8KHewUCMsQ_AUoAXoECBIQAQ

There are 26 English Alphabets both in uppercase & lowercase.

Is it possible to create more English Alphabets which will allow us to form new English words in combining with the existing vowels & consonants?

If no, why?

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Prashant S Akerkar
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English is not a phonetic language in the sense that there is a printed character to represent every sound. If it were, then it'd make sense for there to be more letters included in the alphabet, such as those with accents (é, à, ç). For example, we pronounce "tree" with a 'ch' sound rather than a "t" sound. The majority of new words added to the English language are done by the addition of a prefix or suffix of which we can already pronounce (de-, mono-, -ism, -ology, -teen). Words originating from another language containing different sounds, like the name Khalid which utilizes the throat sound, is usually written with kh-. It's the English reader's decision whether they choose to pronounce it according to the words place of origin or in an anglicized fashion.
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