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I am just having a debate with one of my friend regarding the use of the word "Alphabet". when I use the word "last alphabet" instead of "last letter of Alphabet" she told me that I used the wrong word and I have to correct my self. can anyone explain to me the difference and if I am correct or not?










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      I am just having a debate with one of my friend regarding the use of the word "Alphabet". when I use the word "last alphabet" instead of "last letter of Alphabet" she told me that I used the wrong word and I have to correct my self. can anyone explain to me the difference and if I am correct or not?










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      I am just having a debate with one of my friend regarding the use of the word "Alphabet". when I use the word "last alphabet" instead of "last letter of Alphabet" she told me that I used the wrong word and I have to correct my self. can anyone explain to me the difference and if I am correct or not?





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          Your question relates to a difference between the various forms of English spoken around the world. In most varieties of English, the alphabet refers to the collection of letters used by a writing system:




          A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language, especially the set of letters from A to Z. - Oxford Dictionaries




          For example, the Latin alphabet as used in English is:



          ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ



          and the Cyrillic alphabet as used in Russian is:



          АБВГДЕЁЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ



          In the debate you had with your friend, you were using the word alphabet to refer to an individual letter, rather than the collection of letters.



          This is a common and correct usage in Indian English (and perhaps some other varieties), but would be considered wrong (and may cause some confusion) in British or American English.






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            Your question relates to a difference between the various forms of English spoken around the world. In most varieties of English, the alphabet refers to the collection of letters used by a writing system:




            A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language, especially the set of letters from A to Z. - Oxford Dictionaries




            For example, the Latin alphabet as used in English is:



            ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ



            and the Cyrillic alphabet as used in Russian is:



            АБВГДЕЁЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ



            In the debate you had with your friend, you were using the word alphabet to refer to an individual letter, rather than the collection of letters.



            This is a common and correct usage in Indian English (and perhaps some other varieties), but would be considered wrong (and may cause some confusion) in British or American English.






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              Your question relates to a difference between the various forms of English spoken around the world. In most varieties of English, the alphabet refers to the collection of letters used by a writing system:




              A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language, especially the set of letters from A to Z. - Oxford Dictionaries




              For example, the Latin alphabet as used in English is:



              ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ



              and the Cyrillic alphabet as used in Russian is:



              АБВГДЕЁЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ



              In the debate you had with your friend, you were using the word alphabet to refer to an individual letter, rather than the collection of letters.



              This is a common and correct usage in Indian English (and perhaps some other varieties), but would be considered wrong (and may cause some confusion) in British or American English.






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                Your question relates to a difference between the various forms of English spoken around the world. In most varieties of English, the alphabet refers to the collection of letters used by a writing system:




                A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language, especially the set of letters from A to Z. - Oxford Dictionaries




                For example, the Latin alphabet as used in English is:



                ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ



                and the Cyrillic alphabet as used in Russian is:



                АБВГДЕЁЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ



                In the debate you had with your friend, you were using the word alphabet to refer to an individual letter, rather than the collection of letters.



                This is a common and correct usage in Indian English (and perhaps some other varieties), but would be considered wrong (and may cause some confusion) in British or American English.






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                Your question relates to a difference between the various forms of English spoken around the world. In most varieties of English, the alphabet refers to the collection of letters used by a writing system:




                A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language, especially the set of letters from A to Z. - Oxford Dictionaries




                For example, the Latin alphabet as used in English is:



                ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ



                and the Cyrillic alphabet as used in Russian is:



                АБВГДЕЁЖЗИЙКЛМНОПРСТУФХЦЧШЩЪЫЬЭЮЯ



                In the debate you had with your friend, you were using the word alphabet to refer to an individual letter, rather than the collection of letters.



                This is a common and correct usage in Indian English (and perhaps some other varieties), but would be considered wrong (and may cause some confusion) in British or American English.







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