The Missing Letter from the English Alphabet
Tomasz TunguzVenture Capitalist at Redpoint If you were forwarded this newsletter, and you'd like to receive it in the future, subscribe here. The Missing Letter from the English Alphabet
Before the Second World War, King George journaled the end of Neville Chamberlain’s term as prime minister:
Five ampersands! In three sentences! Written by a king! Of England! I was excited by this grammar. I wondered why an abbreviation for the fifth most popular word in the English language doesn’t grace every text, email, and book today, as it did then. Time for a Wikipedia journey. In the mid-1800s, “&” served as the 27th letter of the English language. But when the author of the now-ubiquitous ditty “ABCDEFG” sought to rhyme “Now I know my ABCs,” Z usurped “&”. After all, what rhymes with ampersand? Over time, “&” fell from its regal perch as a letter. But I think it’s time for a comeback. I’m replacing the three keystrokes “a-n-d” with “&” in emails and blog posts. A pyrrhic productivity win or an homage to the Queen’s English? It’s not an either/or. It’s an &. |
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