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In the ancient times (4000-30B.C.) the Egyptian Pharaohs were the most powerful people on the planet. They had sophisticated methods for building and irrigation. In one reach that they lagged in sophistication was the basic form they applyd for write their language. The ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics that was often communicateed through pictographs that are stylized pictures used to express words and subjects.The use of pictographs was a actually primitive form of communication that took lots of time and energy to inscribe. They did not describe the subject in extensive detail whereas in the English language you can describe the subject in great detail with little or no effort.When using pictographs the Egyptians didnt use connectives, adjectives, verbs, or nouns. They would simply sketch a series of pictures in reference to the subject that they were addressing. Also when using pictographs it leaves most of the interpretation of the writings up to the readers imaginatio n, thusly often not accurately describing and communicating the findings or ideas to the author. This was also very obvious when we made posters in class trying to describe our favorite stories because they were very rough sketches (pictographs) of the story and the posters left much up to the readers personal interpretation.Using the writing system in the English language a person is fitted to tell the reader exactly what youre writing about and do so in great detail. In our current system of writing we use a series of twenty-six letters six of the letters are vowels and the rest are consonants. We arrange these letters in dissimilar sequences to create many different expressive words such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and pronouns. There are over fifty thousand words in the English language and by skillfully using them we can accurately communicate to others by the use of writing.In conclusion, we have come a long way in developing our writing system.