Greek was in no way the first language to use an alphabet, especially since it was the Phoenicians…

…t happened. X has made a ‘ks’ sound going back to Old English, to Latin, and even to Ancient Greek, the first language to ever use an alphabet. But look any further, and this letter is nowhere to be found.
The Weird History of the Alphabet’s Worst (and Coolest) Letter
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Mark Schaefer
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Sep 8, 2022
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Greek was in no way the first language to use an alphabet, especially since it was the Phoenicians who invented it.
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Written by Mark Schaefer75 Followers
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Writer, lawyer, amateur linguist, theologian, and Red Sox fan. Upstate NY transplant in DC. Author of “The Certainty of Uncertainty.”
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