Talk:J

Some people pronounce this letter as rhyming with 'eye' (j-eye) and some people pronounce it as rhyming with 'hay' as in Jay. What is this about. What is the origin of this. Is it national, regional ? 86.13.131.85 18:42, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

As an American, I’ve never heard it pronounced as rhyming with ‘eye’. If someone does, I think he will be British or Australian. After all, I hear the British pronunciation of mate/matey as rhyming with mite/mighty. —Stephen (Talk) 23:23, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

In my experience, [d͡ʒaɪ] or [d͡ʒʌɪ] is the usual Scottish pronunciation, or at least Glaswegian one. --Droigheann (talk) 19:37, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Archaic form of I (“1”) used at the end of a number

What's the reason for this variant? --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:47, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

My guess is to have a visual cue that the number is ending or to make it easier to count the Is. Counting IIIJ as 3+1 might be easier than counting IIII as 4. Why did the ancient Greeks distinguish σ and ς? (Not a rhetorical question. I would only be guessing.) Vox Sciurorum (talk) 14:03, 20 January 2021 (UTC)