THE ALPHABET EXPLAINED: The origin of every letter

RobWords β€’ February 11, 2023
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Every letter of our alphabet has a story to tell. Join me for an A to Z of A to Z. I'll explain... 𐦃 The Egyptian hieroglyphics that became our letters πŸ› Why W is called "double U" πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Why do the French call Y a "Greek I"? πŸ’€ Is it ZEE or ZED?? ✏️ How I and J were the same for the Romans πŸ€” Why we can easily confuse U and V Let's get cracking! ===LINKS=== A is for Ox by Lyn Davies: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/5040123 (Thanks to those who suggested I read it) Weird plurals in English: https://youtu.be/3rhxeDInKu8 Lost letters of the alphabet: https://youtu.be/wJxKyh9e5_A Check me out on Twitter & TikTok: http://twitter.com/robwordsYT http://tiktok.com/@robwords ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:43 The birth of the alphabet 1:25 Hieroglyphics: A & B 4:13 C, E, K, M, N, O & R 6:04 L, S, D & Q - Early Semitic 9:23 F, U, V & Y - Ypsilon 10:35 W - double U 11:34 I & J - Latin double 13:08 G, H, P, T & X 14:29 Z - zed or zee?

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