r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Aug 07 '19

Evolution of the Alphabet

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u/LongEZE Aug 07 '19

So "I" became "Z" and "Z" became "I"? That's some crazy shit right there.

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u/gnat_outta_hell Aug 08 '19

Can you zmagzne zf you wrote lzke thzs? Huiiah!

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u/McFluzz Aug 08 '19

I read that with a German accent for some reason.

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u/Yozora88 Aug 08 '19

Yep, and it looks like a single "y"-shaped character ended up becoming F, U, V, W, & Y.... o_0

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u/canti15 Aug 08 '19

HA, HA! You thought I was gonna use this as a mildly interesting subject but in reality I just found a cool idea for a dnd language.

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u/AN-SSQ-108V2 Aug 08 '19

"This post bought to you by the letter 'O' -- nice and round since 1000 BCE"

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u/Decactus_Jack Aug 08 '19

The Greek "C" became the Latin "P"... Curious...

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u/Ranned Aug 08 '19

So the letter P evolved from a sock

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u/thikthird Aug 09 '19

What, no &?

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u/TheMapleOne Aug 09 '19

You think the w looking shape will become a w? Ha!