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Did you know Benjamin Franklin invented his own alphabet? As did the Mormons. Many people have tried and failed to end the fiasco that is English spelling. In this video I explore five such attempts.
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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
1:01 The Mormon alphabet: Deseret
6:04 Benjamin Franklin's alphabet
12:10 The Global Alphabet
16:12 Unifon
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