THE ALPHABET EXPLAINED: The origin of every letter


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
🏛 Why W is called “double U”
🇫🇷 Why do the French call Y a “Greek I”?
💤 Is it ZEE or ZED??
✏️ How I and J were the same for the Romans
🤔 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/sho…
(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

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About agogo22

Director of Manchester School of Samba at http://www.sambaman.org.uk
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