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Why Q Needs U: A History of Our Letters and How We Use Them by Danny Bate

September 12, 2026 by KimMiE" Leave a Comment

CBR18 BINGO: You, a homophone of “U.” Also because I speak and write in English. Double Bingo! Diagonal: One, Map, You, 26, Or Four corners and the center: Left, One, Repair, Or, You I’m amazed that anyone whose first language is something other than English can ever master writing in this silly language. It’s so full of contradictions and spelling travesties that one has to wonder how we got to this place. Danny Bate has written a highly detailed account of exactly that. In the […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: cbr18, cbr18bingo, Danny Bate, KimMiE", language, linguistics

KimMiE"'s CBR18 Review No:26 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: cbr18, cbr18bingo, Danny Bate, KimMiE", language, linguistics ·
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