> We have permuted the alphabet to make the more commonly occuring characters also be those that we think are easier to read, write, speak, and remember.
Basically they removed vowels (except for y, if it counts as one) as non-vowels often include a vowel in their sound. A fact reinforced while teaching my toddler daughter letters, words, and numbers. On top of that, they removed l/1(/i, and also o/0), m/n, s/5, z. Not sure why they removed z. Perhaps because of 2?
I'm not sure this is universal either, sound-wise. I suppose it does count for English. Because 7 ("zeven") and 9 ("negen") in Dutch get confused when spoken, some people say "zeuven" instead of "zeven".
Basically they removed vowels (except for y, if it counts as one) as non-vowels often include a vowel in their sound. A fact reinforced while teaching my toddler daughter letters, words, and numbers. On top of that, they removed l/1(/i, and also o/0), m/n, s/5, z. Not sure why they removed z. Perhaps because of 2?
I'm not sure this is universal either, sound-wise. I suppose it does count for English. Because 7 ("zeven") and 9 ("negen") in Dutch get confused when spoken, some people say "zeuven" instead of "zeven".