Modern family who invented the alphabet

We've been over this a hundred times. Luke: Allow me, Dad. I'm a great teacher. Who invented the alphabet? Phil: Luke!

Haley: I got soaked! What are you doing? Luke: Say it! Say it! Phil: Luke, that's enough. Haley: Oh, my God! I don't know! The Phoenicians! Phil: That's right. Someone found a stone called the "Rosetta Stone" that had different languages on it that said the same thing.

One of those languages was hieroglyphs, so they could match up the other languages to the hieroglyphics to see what they said! We are undergoing some spring clearing site maintenance and need to temporarily disable the commenting feature.

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Wonder What's Next? Try It Out Are you ready to learn even more about alphabets? Make sure you ask a friend or family member to help you explore the following activities: Now that you know where the alphabet comes from, it's time to make one of your own! Using simple origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding, you can fold your way to your own copy of the alphabet.

The Origami Club online offers step-by-step instructions — in both diagram and animated form — for creating all 26 letters of the alphabet. So grab some colored paper and scissors, and get folding! Did you know you can find the letters of the alphabet all around you?

Have fun exploring the Alphabet in Nature photo gallery to see letters that appear in nature, architecture and elsewhere! Out of all 26 letters in the alphabet, which one is your favorite? Could it be A, since you're a fan of the letter that's both the first letter of the alphabet and a vowel? Or do you prefer Z, because it brings up the rear of the alphabet and is the final consonant? Or could it be H, Q, T, or Y? Give it some thought and decide which letter of the alphabet is your favorite.

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We're happy we can share lots of information with you, Stacy! Lily Sep 16, Sep 16, History Vault. Recommended for you. Who invented the elevator? Who Is Cupid? Who created the Pledge of Allegiance? Or maybe I can just wave my hands over it and heal it that way. I'm joking. Mitchell: Oh. Oh, God! That was a good one. Barry: Look, don't worry about it.

As soon as I started talking about Reiki I could tell you thought I might be a little nutty. Mitchell: Ah. Was I that obvious? Barry: You roll your eyes a lot. Mitchell: I know. It's true. It's true though. I once saw a picture of myself at a friend's poetry slam and all you could see were the whites of my eyes. Yeah, I looked like Little Orphan Annie. The cartoon. Jay: [aside to camera] I've seen the kid fall down on that moving sidewalk at the airport so I didn't have high hopes. But what do you know, the kid was a natural.

Gloria, on the other hand, was a natural disaster. Quote from Gloria. Gloria: [aside to camera] The problem wasn't me. It was Jay. He's a very bad teacher. Very bossy. I don't respond to that. I need somebody gentle, nurturing like a woman. What's up? Gloria: Can you teach me how to ride a bike? Phil: You can't ride a bike? I love that about you. I was beginning to think you didn't have any flaws. Listen, I wish I could, but I'm late for an open house. TV Quotes. Whole Site.

Modern Family. Slow Down Your Neighbors Aired January 5, Phil is caught in the middle when Claire tries to stop a neighbor from speeding around the neighborhood. Quote from Luke Phil: Come on, which civilization invented the alphabet? Correct this quote.