Talk:Roman alphabet

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 Definition:  Most widely used alphabet, the standard script of most languages that originated in Europe, where it developed in ancient Rome before 600 BC from the Etruscan alphabet (in turn derived from the Greek alphabet). [d] [e]
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I think this should be moved to Roman alphabet - strictly speaking, the Latin alphabet is the one used to write Latin (equivalent to 'English alphabet'). Linguists such as Cook and Bassetti (Second Language Writing Systems) use 'Roman alphabet', i.e. a single script with many language-dependent orthographies (rules). John Stephenson 19:11, 27 August 2008 (CDT)

Agreed - Ro Thorpe 19:43, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
I have no real objection. Let's move to "Roman alphabet". But the term "Latin alphabet" should be accepted as a synonym. Some international languages, especially the Romance languages, use preferently terms such as alfabet latin, alfabet llatí, alfabeto latín, alfabeto latino, alphabet latin, etc. (something like alfabet roman sounds odd for Latins).--Domergue Sumien 19:03, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
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