Monday, February 28, 2005

Thanking the Alphabet-Jamie

This article shows how the alphabet came to be.  For those of us who enjoy reading and writing, we have the alphabet to thank, as the title suggests.  The article goes back to show the roots of the alphabet and the influences of the Phoenicians, giving examples of the original meanings of letters and sounds.  There are also examples of how the letters are pronounced.  The article concludes with how we like our letters so much by making them into words and putting them onto t-shirts, billboards, commercials, etc.

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