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Who Invented the Alphabet?

Just curious. Who decided on 26 letters etc?

Prague

Hi Can anyone recommend a good hotel in Prague. Central would be great. If you have any tips on the do's and dont's I would be grateful. Thank you

Julia6

what geographical area does this Forum cover?

I was surprised to read in one post, 'here in the U.S.' I wonder how far away from me do people live. I'm in Wigan, U.K. Julia.

shazbang

Can you believe the TV licence is going up again? its shocking. i NEVER watch any bbc channels yet im forced to pay this. if they introduced a service where you could choose to pay or get bbc turned...

beejaybee

Grammaticaly correct

Should it be "The couple is" or "The couple are" ??? beejaybee.

leetransit

golden grahams

who is graham from golden grahams cereals? are they named after anyone in particular? thanks

mata hari

english language

I wondered when the "english" language first became known as such ? I assume at the time the Welsh must have been speaking the Celtic language and the Scots and Irish the Gaelic, otherwise would it...

LostSheep

Paphos

I'm heading to Paphos in Cyprus during the summer and I was wondering if anybody would kind enough to give me a quick review on the place itself, the people, beaches, restaurants, nightlife, things to...

mightyWBA

Local saying?

Where I live near Dudley, if someone says something silly we say "Don't be saft".When I said "saft" to someone from London they didn't understand.Is the word "saft"only used here,or does anybody else...

Vics128

Bolisha Beacon

My husbands mum used to say to him as a kid... 'Your as red as a bolisha beacon' Please could you tell me what a bolisha beacon is?

chazza

miracle whip

Where in the UK or online can i buy miracle whip?

stokie155

name of fruit

does anyone know the name of a fruit 5 letters d**p* that is fleshy and with a stone (for a crossword) Hope someone can help.

b13thy

dippy egg

how do i cook the perfect soft boiled egg. I am very fussy when it comes to eating them and like them to be well done with the yolk being firm but dippy at the same time. I have tried various methods...

brachiopod

If Answers were Years

Take the number of answers* you have posted on AB and treat it as a year, then name a significant event from that year. (Bernardo, loosehead et al - you have to predict an event that will occur in...

Mac attack

Name pronunciation

Why is the surname MANWEARING pronounced MANNERING? Are there any other silent W's in english language?

Robert G

Mispronunciation

There's a BBC news reporter today pronouncing the word 'nuclear' as if it were spelt 'nucula' (or 'newcuela'). He's not the first - I think that's how George Bush pronounces it too. Why do they do it?...