The Haphazard History of C
How did Etruscan, a language that has been dead for 2,000 years, give rise to the third letter of our alphabet?
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Show Notes
The letters C and K can both represent what we might call a Hard C — as in Cosmo Kramer or Calvin Klein. Not to mention Q, which usually indicates that same sound. Why does the English alphabet have this confusing redundancy?
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 240: "The Haphazard History of C." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.
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