Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet

Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet

The History of H (1x8)


: 19, 2023

The letter “H” is a unique letter of the alphabet in how often we treat it as if it doesn’t exist. Examine the ways we use the letter “H,” why the French influence on English affects “H” so much, and why many European languages drop it as a sound altogether while still preserving the letter in the alphabet.

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