Before using the current alphabet that has 28 letters, the Philippines had 4 sets of letters since the pre-colonial times MANILA, Philippines – Like many nations colonized by westerners, the ...

The number has not been consistent throughout its existence. Russians use an alphabet based on the Cyrillic script. The modern Russian alphabet has 33 letters: 21 consonants, ten vowels and two signs.

Believe it or not, the capital A hasn’t always looked the way it does now. Ancient Egyptians wrote the letter upside down, creating a symbol that resembled a steer with horns. Learn the surprising ...