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The History of the Alphabet: Interview with Danny Bate

Words for Granted by Raymond Belli

Mar 17, 202644:49Society & Culture

In this episode, author Danny Bate walks through the alphabet's evolution from its origins in Egyptian hieroglyphs to the letters of the English alphabet familiar to us today. He explains why English spelling became so i...

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The History of the Alphabet: Interview with Danny Bate is an episode from Words for Granted by Raymond Belli. In this episode, author Danny Bate walks through the alphabet's evolution from its origins in Egyptian hieroglyphs to the letters...

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Published Mar 17, 2026, 44:49 long, audio available.