Greek alphabet which the sequence of the alphabet could be recited and memorized. In Phoenician, each letter name was a word that began with the sound represented by that letter; thus "ʾaleph", the word for "ox", was used as the name for the glottal stop , "bet", or "house", for the sound, and so on. When the letters were adopted by the Greeks, most of the Phoenician names were maintained or modified slightly to fit Greek phonology; thus, "ʾaleph, bet, gimel" became "alpha, beta, gamma". The Greek names of the following letters are more or less straightforward continuations of their Phoenician antecedents.
The Alphabet of Manliness the ovaries" section of the first chapter ("A - Ass-Kicking"). The edition also contains a disclaimer. On February 20, 2009, Maddox announced on the book's web site that he is "working on a new edition of The Alphabet of Manliness," and that "the new edition will be expanded and revised, and will include The Numbers of Manliness." The book consists of 26 short sections, each corresponding to a letter of the alphabet. After the official release of "The Alphabet of Manliness", Maddox went on a book signing tour in several states, starting in his home state of Utah. The first