1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by B. A. Hathaway
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1. _What is Orthography?_ The science and art of the Letters of a language. 2. _Of what does Orthography treat?_ The nature and power of letters, and correct spelling. 3. _From what is the word Orthography derived?_ Two Greek words, signifying "To write right." 4. _What is a Letter?_ A character used to represent an elementary sound, or combination of sounds. 5. _What is an Alphabet of a Language?_ A complete list of its letters. 6. _What is the origin of the word Alphabet?_ It is derived from the first two letters of the Greek Alphabet: Alpha and Beta. 7. _Where did the Alphabet originate?_ The English comes from the Greek, which was brought by Cadmus from Phoenicia, about the year 1490 B.C. 8. _What was the first Alphabet ever used?_ The Hebrew. 9 _How many letters were in the original Alphabet?_ Sixteen. |
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