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Ben Franklin Tried To Reinvent the Alphabet

Ben Franklin Tried To Reinvent the Alphabet



For such a popular, well-known language, English is full of strange, seemingly arbitrary rules. Most people just accept these various idiosyncracies... but Benjamin Franklin was not most people. Tune in as Ben and Noel explore Franklin's strange quest to revise the English language by cutting out old letters (and inventing new ones).

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Published on 7 years, 11 months ago






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