Lauren Gawne (@superlinguo.bsky.social)

Where did we get the letters of the alphabet from? And why does English use them so strangely? Here’s an excerpt from the new book, “Why Q needs U: A history of our letters and how we use them”, which takes you on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet:

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Where does the alphabet come from? And why does English use it so strangely? A new book takes us on a linguistic odyssey through the history of the alphabet https://linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/why-q-needs-u/