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#1 TamiTaylor

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Posted 20 August 2010 - 08:36 AM

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Rrrrrr!



The original Semitic letter was probably inspired an Egyptian hieroglyph for "head", pronounced t-p in Egyptian, but it was used for /r/ by Semites because in their language, the word for "head" was Rêš (also the name of the letter). It developed into Greek Ρ ῥῶ (Rhô) and Latin R. It is likely that some Etruscan and Western Greek forms of the letter added the extra stroke to distinguish it from a later form of the letter P.
The minuscule (lower-case) form of r developed through several variations on the capital form. In handwriting it was common not to close the bottom of the loop but continue into the leg, saving an extra pen stroke. The loop-leg stroke shortened into the simple arc used today. Another minuscule, r rotunda (ꝛ), kept the loop-leg stroke but dropped the vertical stroke, although it fell out of use around the 18th century.

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So are we close to caught up?
I decided to Retouch a photograph for this letter :)


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So is everyone caught up now? Will is see uploads????

Put your pics here:
http://www.debbiehodge.com/gisforum/index.php?app=gallery&module=cats&do=sc&cat=789

#2 twistedpeppermint

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Posted 20 August 2010 - 06:38 PM

Love this Tami. Very cool looking. I am so behind. I will have to upload what I"ve been working on. Been feeling the pressure!
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#3 TamiTaylor

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Posted 20 August 2010 - 11:58 PM

don't feel the pressure.. it's august.. it's suppose to be easy peasy :)



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