Episode Synopsis "The Alphabet - Part 1"

In this episode, we find out how our alphabet came to be, from the symbols to the letter names, and the paths many of the letters took to get to what they are now.

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• The Alphabet - Part 2
• The Alphabet - Part 1
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• Spelling and the Great Vowel Shift
• The Apostrophe and Possessives
• Pronouns and Singular They
• Language Change