Where Did the Phonetic Alphabet Come From?

The War of 1812 between the U.S. and the British Empire ended in a stalemate, but it established the U.S. as an independent nation and economic power -- and allowed Americans to colonize the West. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.ho ...  Show more

Geoducks are large clams that can live for over a century, are eaten as delicacies, and look incredibly NSFW. Learn more about these amazing mollusks in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/marine-life/geoducks.htmSee omnystudio. ...  Show more

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie. This is the NATO alphabet. But where did it come from?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Nous connaissons tous par coeur l'alphabet mais ignorons largement , je crois, pourquoi cet ordre a t il été choisi. Pourquoi l'alphabet commence par un A puis B, C etc... ? On sait qu'il était déjà utilisé en Syrie au 14e siècle avant JC...

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Gina asks about learning the Latin alphabet. I describe how to apply the techniques we presented in episode 333 (about the Greek alphabet) to any other phonetic alphabet. What do you want to learn? Leave your question at  http://MasterOfMemory.com/. Music credit: Maurice Ravel’s S ...  Show more

Ciao ragazzi, bentornati, oggi affronterò un argomento che sta alla base della lingua italiana, sto parlando dell'alfabeto. Argomento che può sembrare banale ma che in realtà non è, ascolterete tutte e 21 le lettere, farò degli esempi per ogni lettera. Mentre ascoltate, seguit ...