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Flanders chronicles the rise of alphabetization in the several millenniums after the alphabet’s birth in Upper Egypt in what our reviewer, Deirdre Mask, called an “original and impressive book.”

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022

Were it not for ironic gym teachers and the accident of alphabetization, I would never again have played a game with Tony or David.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2021

At that time, Brittany was seen as a region resistant to the French Revolution, where de-Christianization, alphabetization, and urbanization happened later than elsewhere.

From Slate • May 9, 2017

So are there any attempts to make written Chinese more manageable by increasing its alphabetization, perhaps moving to a digraphic system that includes both ideograms and a sound-based alphabet?

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2012

This is the broader context leading to the great moment of Greek philosophy in the temporal context of alphabetization, and the cultural context of all kinds of forms of craftsmanship, architecture probably in the lead.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai