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Modding the Latin Alphabet: the odd history of G, J, U, W, Y

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Not every letter in your alphabet comes straight from ancient Rome. Some letters were crafted by clever old-school modders. This is their history.

Learn how G comes from tailed C, J is an I with a tail, and the stories of U, V, W and Y intertwine. Meet soldiers, plebes, scribes and kings as the alphabet finds its way from the Romans to you.

Most credits for sound effects and images found in Thoth's Pill:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdO3IP0Pro8&index=13&list=PLc4s09N3L2h3HtaAYVqOVKGt2h6wRasw2

CC-BY and public domain images not found in Thoth's Pill:
Ostia Antica inscription, Marie-Lan Nguyen
Epistola del Trissino de le lettere nuovamente aggiunte nella lingua italiana
Shakespeare's First Folio, Jessie Chapman
Benjamin Franklin's Mémoires
Henry VIII's copy of Cicero's De Officiis, Folger Shakespeare Library

Music:
Vadodara Chill Mix and Cambodian Odyssey, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Happy Ukulele, Jason Shaw (audionautix.com)

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