G’s that look like I’s, F’s that sound like “Waw,” and Q’s that look like monkeys — man, was our alphabet a mess. That’s because many of our letters began as Egyptian hieroglyph symbols 4,000 years ...

We know language is dynamic and always in flux, but we often forget that so is our alphabet. I was reminded of this recently at the opening of “Alphabets Alive!”, a wonderful exhibition at the ...

Painted on the side of tanks and emblazoned on the shirt of Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak, the letter Z has come to represent support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It has even been incorporated into ...