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19 consonant letters--as well as 2 letters (W and Y) which may function as either type. 4 consonants (L, M, N, and R, depending on the dialect) may also function as syllabic consonants. Written English has a large number of digraphs, such as , , , , and . Diacritics are generally not used to write native English words, which is unusual among orthographies used to write the languages of Europe.

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