DENMARK: Alphologists at the University of Billund, Denmark have announced the discovery of the 27th letter of the English Alphabet. The letter, which has yet to be named, was uncovered during library renovations over the Easter Break. Professor Olaf Proil who identified the letter said the discovery was a complete surprise:

“Alphologists think there are plenty of letters waiting to be discovered, but that most of these lie out in the far reaches of the alphabet, far beyond the punctuation marks and the symbols you get on cellphones. What is so surprising is that this letter is near the middle of the alphabet, between Q and R. It is an extremely small letter, which may explain why no-one had noticed it before. We think it may have been hidden behind the tail, or pesce which comes out of the Q.”

The site of the proposed missing letter. © Olaf Proil, Pål Foilor, University of Billund

The find is set to be controversial when it is presented at the International Alphological Union next month. One professor has already dismissed the new letter.

“We get this kind of headline every few years and each time it’s proven to be nonsense. It’s almost certainly a variant More >