If you’re reading this, we can assume you know the English alphabet fairly well (if not, here’s a primer). But do you know the origins of each of the letters, where they began and how they came to their current form? Below find a whirlwind tour of the alphabet and the many long journeys each letter took to get to where we know it today.
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It’s not an English letter per se, but & is a standard part of English typography. I love everything I’ve read about its origin from the Latin phrase ‘et per se et’.