The letter O is the 15th letter in the alphabet and the
fourth vowel. This has been taken from the Semitic alphabet and is from the
letter Ayin, which was denoted with an eye. This was taken from the Egyptian
hieroglyph for the Eye.
The letter was changed when it came to the Ancient Greeks. There are
thoughts that it came from the letter Omega, which was the last letter in the
alphabet. However, this was the meaning for large O and was used for the longer
sound. When it came to the shorter sound, the small O letter was used –
Omicron.
O is the fourth most commonly used letter in the English language
and has two sounds, as mentioned above. The sound depends on the different
letters that surround the O in different words. For example, if a vowel follows
the O the general rule is that it will have a longer sound, when there is a
consonant, there is usually a shorter sound.
The letter O is commonly used with vowel, especially I, U and A.
However, some of this changes depending on the type of English language. For
example, the US English is less likely to use the U after an O at the end of
words like Labor and favorite. But in the UK and Canadian English Labour and
Favourite are written.
Like most other vowel, the O only has one point and there are eight
of them. It makes it less beneficial to place the letter on one of the bonus
tiles if you can help it. Unfortunately, the O cannot usually be added to words
on its own, you will usually needs other letters to help you out.
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