Five better alphabets for English
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Did you know the Mormons invented their own alphabet? As did Benjamin Franklin. Many people have tried and failed to end the fiasco that is English spelling. In this video I explore five such attempts.
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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
1:01 The Mormon alphabet: Deseret
6:04 Benjamin Franklin's alphabet
12:10 The Global Alphabet
16:12 Unifon
20:39
Did you know the Mormons invented their own alphabet? As did Benjamin Franklin. Many people have tried and failed to end the fiasco that is English spelling. In this video I explore five such attempts.
?COOL TSHIRTS: https://robwords.com/shop
⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: https://patreon.com/robwords
?FREE NEWSLETTER: https://www.robwords.com/newsletter
Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok:
https://robwords.com
https://x.com/robwordsYT
https://tiktok.com/@robwords
==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
1:01 The Mormon alphabet: Deseret
6:04 Benjamin Franklin's alphabet
12:10 The Global Alphabet
16:12 Unifon
20:39
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