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EPISODE · Dec 12, 2024 · 48 MIN

How The (English) Alphabet Became A Thing, Part Two: Each Letter Has A Story

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How did the English alphabet -- a strange agglomeration of curved and straight-lined symbols -- become a thing? In the second part of this special two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the messy evolution of modern English, with a special shoutout to each letter of the current alphabet and a more than a little speculation about the future of written communication. ProTip: this is going to be hilarious a century or so from when we record it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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