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THE ENGLISH ALPHABET
The English alphabet contains 26 letters. These can be divided into vowels and consonants.
Every word has at least one vowel. There are a few exceptions such as: fly, hymn, why
These words use the letter y instead of a vowel.
The alphabet has upper case (or capitals):
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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Ei bi ci di i ef yi eich ai yei kei el em en ou pi kiu ar es ti iu vi dabliu ecs uai zid |
A very few words contain all five vowels in alphabetical order: facetious, abstemious
The most famous (with 35 letters) which contain all twenty-six letters of the alphabet is:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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