The Alphabet and the Golden Ratio

Authors

Monte J. Zerger

Abstract

Place the letters of the English alphabet (capitals) in a row and count five letters inward from either end. You will arrive at letters which are quite similar to their neighbors (on their inside), E to F and V to U. There is one other adjacent pair of letters resembling each other -- M and N. Because M and N mark the center of the alphabet, the three couples EF-MN-UV induce a natural pairing of the entire alphabet.

Recommended Citation

Zerger, Monte J. (1994) "The Alphabet and the Golden Ratio," Word Ways: Vol. 27 : Iss. 3 , Article 8.
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