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What do the following letters have in common that other letters do not?
Part I:
a c d e x
Part II:
e l r x
Part I:
a c d e x
Part II:
e l r x
Highlight to see...BicycleTree said:What do the following letters have in common that other letters do not?
Part I:
a c d e x
These letters start with one vertical line in the 'e', then two with the 'l', and three vertical lines in the 'r' and 4 in the 'x' when written in lowercase cursive.Part II:
e l r x
BicycleTree said:I actually had to trim the r from the place I got it from on the site so that it no longer had a sharp turn.
BicycleTree said:I don't know what you mean about cursive d and e being too hard to do.
When you print you retrace the d, exactly or inexactly, just as in cursive. Whereas on the printed h you start at the top, like a printed n with a higher stick on the left; you don't start at the bottom and loop up (as in the cursive h).When I write a cursive d, the upright is an open loop, similar to the one on the cursive h. In order to get the straight line shown on the d in the image, I would either have to lift my pencil off the paper an put it back down in just the right place, or retrace the line exactly. When I am writing at a reasonable speed, I am unable to do either of these. But if I could, then I could do the h that way too.
When you write a printed e there is exactly the same consideration.When I write a cursive e, there is a leading tail. In order to write the e as in the image, I would have to make sure that the path of the pencil as it loops back traces over the starting point. Again, when I am writing at a reasonable speed, I am unable to get it exactly right, so there is always either a visible tail, or a gap.
BicycleTree said:When you print you retrace the d, exactly or inexactly, just as in cursive.
No, it doesn't. The printed v is two straight lines, there is no tail coming off the top right. Yes, that's the only difference.jimmysnyder said:So does the block v. Is there any other difference?
The unusual connections between these letters are that they are all consonants and they all have unique shapes and sounds in the English alphabet. They also do not have any immediate alphabetical neighbors.
One example of an unusual connection between these letters is that "c" and "x" can both make the "ks" sound in words like "box" and "six".
The order of these letters is arbitrary and does not hold any specific significance. They were chosen to demonstrate the concept of unusual connections between seemingly unrelated things.
Yes, there are many other unusual connections between letters in the English alphabet. For example, "g" and "h" can make the same sound in words like "ghost" and "ghetto". "q" and "k" also make the same sound in words like "queen" and "kangaroo".
Understanding unusual connections between letters can help with language development and phonics. It can also improve memory and cognitive skills by making connections between seemingly unrelated things. Additionally, it can enhance creativity and critical thinking skills.