Saturday 1 August 2015

The Letter D

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This feature is all about D.  I'm D-lighted to share it. ;-)

If unable to answer a question, you are encouraged to click the link of the article and search for answers there.

"D"

1) The Egyptians used the symbol for a hand to represent the  phonetic sound of D.  What did they call this hand symbol?

2) The Phoenicians used the symbol for a tent door to represent the phonetic sound of D. What did they call this door symbol?

3) What did the Greek call their character for the phonetic D sound?

4) Who softened the angular Greek version of the letter D?

5) Who refined the letter D that we use today?

Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


D-lightful D!





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