What's the deal with Q?

1. What's the point of the letter Q?
2. Why is Q and U always together?
3. What does Q stand for in Star Trek?
4. What is Q for in English?

What's the point of the letter Q?

Semitic languages can produce a k-sound far back in the throat which sounds different from k and they used the special letter q for this special sound. Somehow this letter got into the Greek and Latin alphabet and even into modern languages of western Europe.

Why is Q and U always together?

Q's pairing with U is a Latin invention that has its origin in Greek. The letter Koppa, which Q is based on, would appear before a rounded vowel where otherwise a sound like /k/ or /g/ would be used. But, a few other letters, like C, also designated the same sound but in different letter combinations.

What does Q stand for in Star Trek?

"Q" is the Federation designation for an impudent, self-superior and sometimes malevolent being from the otherwise mysterious Q Continuum. Beginning in 2364, the alien literally began to pop up in Federation space to tease, torment, and try Starfleet officers — especially Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S.

What is Q for in English?

Q is the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet. 2. Q or q is used as an abbreviation for words beginning with q, such as 'question' or 'queen'.