There have been some changes in the Latin alphabet
since it was finalized under Roman authority. Originally the letter C stood for
both g and k. The letter I stood for both i and j. V stood for both U and V.
The original alphabets did not have lower case
letters. Lower case letters came during the Middle Ages, with the development
of cursive writing. Prior to the Middle Ages all writing was done in print. It
was during this time that the English picked up the Latin alphabet, and
eventually brought it to us.
The alphabet has undergone many changes in its
thousand years of history, but it has become the most used alphabet in the
world today. It is used all across Europe and around the
world for thousands of different languages, including, of course, our own.