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There is a story behind each letter of the alphabet. While China and Japan rely mainly on scripts of ideograms, three-quarters of humanity uses some kind of alphabet. Why is the X the Unknown or shorthand for a Kiss? Which letter came last, historically, in the alphabet? This book provides answers to these and other questions.
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The Alphabet, David Sacks
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- The Alphabet
- Subtitle
- unraveling the mystery of the alphabet from A to Z
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Sacks
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 395
- ISBN10
- 0091795060
- ISBN13
- 9780091795061
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, References & Manuals, Languages, Linguistics, Writing
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- There is a story behind each letter of the alphabet. While China and Japan rely mainly on scripts of ideograms, three-quarters of humanity uses some kind of alphabet. Why is the X the Unknown or shorthand for a Kiss? Which letter came last, historically, in the alphabet? This book provides answers to these and other questions.