It’s all Greek to me

I have to admit that I geeked-out on this fascinating website devoted entirely to global writing systems. During my life I’ve actually learned four writing systems, but in my old age I’m only fluent in one of them. World Writing Systems is an elegant site that allows users to sort by time (proto-cuneiform to Toto), region, name (Adlam to Zou), and whether the scripts are living or historical. Take it for a spin.

 

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2 Responses to It’s all Greek to me

  1. This is a-ma-zing!
    I am fortunate to be able to read Latin, Hebrew, Greek, Russian, and the 3 alphabets used in Japanese – though obviously for Kanji, there are tons I don’t know.
    Once you know a second alphabet, it gets easier and easier.
    Some are so so gorgeous, like Georgian and Malayalam.

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