Wednesday, May 4, 2011

jurying j

Submit J sentences by Saturday, May 7, using comments on this post.

Origins: originated as a swash character to end some Roman numerals in place of i.(1)
Greek: ?
Frequency: 23rd most frequent letter in English (2)
"J" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "J consonant has invariably the same sound with that of g in giant; as jade, jet, jilt, jolt, just." (3)

2 comments:

Brandi said...

Jaundiced Johnson judges justling, jaunting, jabbering juvenille jesters justly.

Erin Gong said...

"Jumpin' jackrabbits!" jammered Jimmy. "Jeering jackals juxtaposing journeyers!"