The English “H,” for example ... Maybe, because of this borrowing, we might eventually need to add new symbols to our alphabet. In short, as the world grows more connected, the alphabet ...

But did you know that they’re not teaching you all of the alphabet? There are quite a few letters (defined somewhat loosely) that English largely ... of the most useful symbols was the et ...

Advanced mathematics is pretty much the same story—lots of symbols that most ordinary mortals cannot ... This results in 46 distinct letters, almost double the number used in the English alphabet. The ...

Thanks to a video by TikTok creator @zachdfilms3, people are learning that there used to be 27 letters of the English alphabet, rather than the current 26. The video explained that the 27th letter ...

The preschools teach lowercase letters of the English alphabet before the capitalized ones because an overwhelming majority of English words in books are written in small letters. For example ...

(J.J. McCullough/The Washington Post) Is being forced to use the English alphabet to communicate basic ... punctuation marks, and niche symbols from math and phonics rarely seen outside academia.

The inscription, on a slate slab unearthed in Spain, is closely linked to the Phoenician alphabet, which was hugely influential on later writing systems including Latin, Spanish and English.

Some symbols look similar to the modern Latin alphabet used in English, Spanish and several other languages. Other symbols are missing or undeciphered. A photo shows the mysterious ancient alphabet.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The ancient Egyptians invented one of the earliest known writing systems used from around 3000 BC. The symbols they ...