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    S Is The 19th Letter of The Alphabet

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    The document traces the evolution of the letter "S" from its origins in Phoenician and other ancient alphabets to its modern form. It began as the Phoenician letter "Shin" around 1050 BC, was depicted similarly to "T" and "R" in early forms, and became the Greek "Sigma" and Latin and Etruscan variants over centuries as different alphabets incorporated the sound and symbol. Today's lowercase "s" settled into its current form by around 700 BC in Latin.

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    The document traces the evolution of the letter "S" from its origins in Phoenician and other ancient alphabets to its modern form. It began as the Phoenician letter "Shin" around 1050 BC, was depicted similarly to "T" and "R" in early forms, and became the Greek "Sigma" and Latin and Etruscan variants over centuries as different alphabets incorporated the sound and symbol. Today's lowercase "s" settled into its current form by around 700 BC in Latin.

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    The document traces the evolution of the letter "S" from its origins in Phoenician and other ancient alphabets to its modern form. It began as the Phoenician letter "Shin" around 1050 BC, was depicted similarly to "T" and "R" in early forms, and became the Greek "Sigma" and Latin and Etruscan variants over centuries as different alphabets incorporated the sound and symbol. Today's lowercase "s" settled into its current form by around 700 BC in Latin.

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    Latin Alphabet Now Short S

    Latin Alphabet 700 B.C.Now Long S

    Etruscan Alphabet S 700 B.C. - 100 A.D.

    Greek Alphabet 850 B.C. Letter Sigma

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    S is the 19th letter of the alphabet

    Phoenician Alphabet Created 1050 B.C. Letter Shin

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    Early depictions of the letter S resembled the current letters T and R There are more than 13000 words that begin with the letter S

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