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An evolution of the Latin script (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] fxomt@lemm.ee 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Yep, because Phoenician was a RTL language, but its descents are LTR. Later on, they flipped letters to match the direction, since it was uncomfortable to write letters from a right to left language as left to right.

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