Category Archives: alphabet

D

“D” puzzled me, almost right from the start: I was delighted when I discovered “D” started my name and was therefore mine; but I was confused that it seemed to be a relative of “B” who was nowhere in my … Continue reading

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C

Cat was always my “C” letter: when a cat sat, its back was a “C”; but like a cat “C” was ambiguous sometimes hard, sometimes soft: “cease” had the soft “C”; “crease” the hard “C”. Then there was the confusion … Continue reading

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B

When I was a kid, “B” looked a lot like a bum — although we called it “bottom” then — which started with the plump curvy letter “B” simultaneously focus of attraction and poo. So much for the little smile … Continue reading

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