RobWords | THE ALPHABET EXPLAINED: The origin of every letter @RobWords | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
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: goodreads.com/en/book/show/5040123
(Thanks to those who suggested I read it)
Weird plurals in English: youtu.be/3rhxeDInKu8
Lost letters of the alphabet: youtu.be/wJxKyh9e5_A
Check me out on Twitter & TikTok:
twitter.com/robwordsYT
tiktok.com/@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?
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: goodreads.com/en/book/show/5040123
(Thanks to those who suggested I read it)
Weird plurals in English: youtu.be/3rhxeDInKu8
Lost letters of the alphabet: youtu.be/wJxKyh9e5_A
Check me out on Twitter & TikTok:
twitter.com/robwordsYT
tiktok.com/@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?
