The Origins Behind Each Letter in the English Alphabet

Linguist Olly Richards of Storylearning offered very colorful descriptions of each letter in the English alphabet, noting the fascinating imagery and origins of each sound.

Did you know that each letter of the English alphabet has its own intriguing origin story there are snakes and eyes and weapons and five of these letters actually used to all be the same letter.

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