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The Alphabet
The Alphabet
Author: David Sacks
There is a story behind each letter of the alphabet. Why is X the Unknown or shorthand for a kiss? Which letter came last, historically, in the alphabet? (J). How did a few squiggles, invented a thousand years ago to denote sounds of a now vanished Semitic language, survive to become our letters today? While China and Japan rely mainly on script...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780099436829
ISBN-10: 0099436825
Publication Date: 10/7/2004
Pages: 400
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Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
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