About this episode

Danny Bate discusses his book on the history of letters and the significance of the alphabet.

The Sunday Times says, “You’ll never look at a keyboard the same way after reading Danny Bate’s fascinating, linguistic history.” I couldn’t agree more as we entertain the author of “Why Q Needs U: A History of Our Letters and How We Use Them.” Danny Bates is a linguist, writer, broadcaster and host of the podcast “A Language I Love Is…” You’ll come away with a newfound appreciation and respect for one of humanity’s most successful technologies – the alphabet!

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Rich

Guest: Danny Bate

Topics covered

• linguistics
• alphabet
• history of letters
• language
• communication

Keywords

• Danny Bate
• alphabet
• linguistic history
• language
• communication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Sunday Times, A Language I Love Is...

Books & works: Why Q Needs U: A History of Our Letters and How We Use Them

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