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Alphabet Quote by Mark Twain

“... the English alphabet is pure insanity..., It can hardly spell any word in the language with any degree of certainty.” quote by Mark Twain — Download Open image

“... the English alphabet is pure insanity..., It can hardly spell any word in the language with any degree of certainty.”

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