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The Latin alphabet is useless for describing the English language. We're constantly having to use combinations of letters to express single sounds! That's why the Shavian alphabet - or Shaw alphabet - was invented.

It was designed as part of a competition paid for by George Bernard Shaw, via money left in his will. Its 48 characters represent every sound you can think of in the English language. It's more efficient and it's easy on the eye too.

The Shavian Alphabet
𐑐 Peep - 𐑑 Tot - 𐑒 Kick - 𐑓 Fee - 𐑔 THigh - 𐑕 So - 𐑖 Sure - 𐑗 CHurch - 𐑘 Yea - 𐑙 huNG
𐑚 Bib - 𐑛 Dead - 𐑜 Gag - 𐑝 Vow - 𐑞 THey - 𐑟 Zoo - 𐑠 meaSure - 𐑡 Judge - 𐑢 Woe - 𐑣 Ha-ha
𐑤 Loll - 𐑮 Roar - 𐑥 Mime - 𐑯 Nun - 𐑦 If - 𐑰 EAt - 𐑧 Egg - 𐑱 Age - 𐑨 Ash - 𐑲 Ice
𐑩 Ado - 𐑳 Up - 𐑪 On - 𐑴 OAk - 𐑫 wOOl - 𐑵 OOze - 𐑬 OUt - 𐑶 OIl - 𐑭 Ah - 𐑷 AWe
𐑸 ARe - 𐑹 OR - 𐑺 AIR - 𐑻 ERR - 𐑼 ARRay - 𐑽 EAR - 𐑾 IAn - 𐑿 YEW

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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Why our alphabet is bad
0:57 Introducing Shavian
1:42 George Bernard Shaw
2:40 War Thunder part 1
4:01 The competition
5:50 Letter names
6:21 Letter shapes & sounds
9:29 Is it phonetic?
11:26 Accents
12:33 Countries & names
13:41 It's more efficient
15:38 Too many letters?
16:16 Why is it forgotten?
17:20 How YOU can use it
18:24 War Thunder part 2