Double n

[IronWing]

a b c d e f g h i j k l double-n n o p q r s t u v double-u x y z

It just nnakes sense.

 

[brianmanahan]

they were 2 separate things in the oldest known alphabetic writing system (proto-sinaitic)

- "maym", water

- "nahs", snake

i think we should have kept a few extra squigglies on the m to make it look more like water

 

[BoomerD]

Double U should have been Double V.

 

[biostud]

Double U should have been Double V.

Which it is in Danish, but we also have æ ø å

 

[BoomerD]

Which it is in Danish, but we also have æ ø å

So...elvish runes?

 

[GodisanAtheist]

Whoa those are all separate letters? I always wondered what happened to ehlehmenohpee...

 

[biostud]

So...elvish runes?

Exactly

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[dullard]

Whoa those are all separate letters? I always wondered what happened to ehlehmenohpee...

How else are we to get 5 letters of the alphabet song into the three syllables of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star song? Kids can only memorize so many tunes that we need to reuse them.

 

[dullard]

Whoa those are all separate letters? I always wondered what happened to ehlehmenohpee...

A 2nd grader needed to go to the bathroom. His teacher said, not until you sing the alphabet. So he sang "A B C D E F G H I J K Elemenoh Q R S T U V W X Y Z". The teacher stopped him asked where is the "P"? He said, "it is running down my leg".

 

[dullard]

a b c d e f g h i j k l double-n n o p q r s t u v double-u x y z

It just nnakes sense.

What and leave off backwards-d and queasy-p?

A backwards-d c d e f g h i j k l double-n n o p queasy-p r s t u v double-u x y z

 

[olds]

Came expecting boobs, left disappointed.

 

[IronWing]

Came expecting boobs, left disappointed.

Did you check around your ankles?

 

[olds]

Did you check around your ankles?

Oops, yep. There's your mom.