The seventh letter in the Roman alphabet, G,

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

The letter G was created by the Romans because they felt that C was not an adequate letter to represent both /k/ AND /g/. G, which at this time took the place of the letter Z, came to represent the sound /g/. As the sound /k/ did, /g/ also developed palatal and velar allophones which is the reason why today, G has different sound values in all Romance languages and English (due to French influence).

G is also:

• A musical note
• As G, a symbol for the gravitational constant
• As g, a unit for acceleration, see gee force.
• As g, an SI unit for mass, see gram.
• The stock symbol for The Gillette Company[?]
• A British film, G[?], made in 1974

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