Minisode: How We Got the English Alphabet
Book Club with Julia and Victoria
English - October 04, 2019 14:34 - 21 minutes - 10.2 MB - ★★★★ - 18 ratingsBooks Arts TV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Why do we say “Ye Olde Taverne” when we’re trying to sound old and British? Why did an Irish poet create a competition to build a better alphabet on his deathbed? And what the hell is an ampersand? This week in Book Club: Minisodes, Victoria goes deep into the history of the English language and alphabet. It’s gonna be a wild ride, so let’s get into it!
References:
A History of the English Language 6th Edition by Albert C. Baugh and Thomas Cable