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: (Thanks to those who suggested I read it) Weird plurals in English: Lost letters of the alphabet: Check me out on Twitter & TikTok: @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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