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B is the second letter of our alphabet. It was also the second letter in the alphabet used by the Semites, who once lived in Syria and Palestine. They called it beth, their word for house. Historians believe the word came from an Egyptian hieroglyphic (word picture) for a house. The Greeks borrowed the letter from the Phoeni- cians and called it beta. Our word alphabet comes from the names of the first two letters of the Greek alphabet, alpha and beta. See Alphabet.
Uses. Bor b ranks about 20th in frequency of use in books, newspapers, and other printed material in Eng- lish. When used on a report card, B usually means good work, just short of excellent. It often represents second
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