Comments on Etymology, Volume 51, Issue 3

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Introduction:

Lynch's quote just above neatly captures the mystery of alphabetical order, and he also clarifies that Flanders' book (despite its title) does not provide a rationale for the order of the alphabet. In this regard he adds:

'If A Place For Everything isn't a book about the order of the alphabet, what is it? In fact, it's a book about managing information more generally, and particularly the ways the alphabet has made that possible.'

But I believe a rationale for the order of the Phoenician alphabet does exist and have tentatively shared my thoughts on this in Comments on Etymology. The jury is still out, and here now is the latest draft.

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(2021) "Comments on Etymology, Volume 51, Issue 3," Comments on Etymology: Vol. 51: Iss. 3, Article 1.
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