The Alphabet

[MiloMorai]

PBS Nova had an interesting program last night about how the alphabet originated. "A to Z: The First Alphabet"

Did you know that the letter 'A' originated from the Egyptian bull symbol.

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Was it hosted by big bird?

[MiloMorai]

Was it hosted by big bird?

You should watch to help alleviate your ignorance.

[Gogolinius]

You should watch to help alleviate your ignorance.

10% substance, 90% bickering and mud-slinging. It's like one of those shows on netflix about selling high end real-estate in LA. Most of the time and energy is spent on toejam-talking.

The O'Club should be monetized somehow. Maybe in the form of a cartoon.

[-gg-]

Is this the show that you saw?

[sparky127]

10% substance, 90% bickering and mud-slinging. It's like one of those shows on netflix about selling high end real-estate in LA. Most of the time and energy is spent on toejam-talking.

The O'Club should be monetized somehow. Maybe in the form of a cartoon.

I've been told there's an ignore feature.

[Gogolinius]

Why would I want to ignore the best factor?

[guncrasher]

must be a slow day on Mars.  or desperate to get more supporters.


semp

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Semp, don't you have anything to say about the alphabet and the subject of this thread?

What about the letter b Milo? What did Big Bird say about the letter b?

[guncrasher]

Semp, don't you have anything to say about the alphabet and the subject of this thread?

What about the letter b Milo? What did Big Bird say about the letter b?

well b stands for house, or beta which used to mean grocery store when combine with bull.

also it could be funny when we use it in modern times.  some people like to house about something instead of just move on.

did you know the philipino language has no f sounds?


semp

[Tig]

Did you know that the letter 'A' originated from the Egyptian bull symbol.

So you're telling me that instead of calling BS I should be calling A? 

[guncrasher]

So you're telling me that instead of calling BS I should be calling A? 

actually he made a mistake.  proper translation would be ox.


semp

[Arlo]

[MiloMorai]

actually he made a mistake.  proper translation would be ox.

semp

An ox is a castrated bull.

[MiloMorai]

Semp, don't you have anything to say about the alphabet and the subject of this thread?

What about the letter b Milo? What did Big Bird say about the letter b?

Big Bird is your type of program. semp told you about 'B'.

This is more my type of program.

Discover how writing—and eventually printing—revolutionized the spread of information.

Writing and printing are perhaps the greatest inventions of all time, changing the course of human history through the spread of ideas. In this two-part series, NOVA explores how writing began and reveals the astonishing origins of our own alphabet. Then, researchers investigate the origins of the printing press, which kicked off the Industrial Revolution and led to swift technological advancement and the expansion of cultures.

https://www.wxxi.org/highlights/2022/08/nova-z-first-alphabet