New posts in alphabet

Is there a formal spelling for the English letter names?

pronunciation alphabet letter-names

Is the word “formulæ” valid English?

latin old-english alphabet typography ligature

Is there a reason behind the ordering of letters in the English alphabet?

alphabet sort-ordering

If the letter J is only 400–500 years old, was there a J sound that preceded the design of the letter?

history linguistics alphabet consonants historical-change

What is the proper way to write the plural of a single letter? Or a word used as a word ('mention' usage)? (another apostrophe question)

grammatical-number alphabet

Why are names starting with a "J" common, while words starting with a "J" are uncommon?