Why is there a "b" in doubt? - Gina Cooke
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Say the word "doubt" aloud. What is that "b" doing there? Does it have any purpose? Gina Cooke explains the long and winding history of "doubt" and why the spelling, though it seems random, is a wink to its storied past.
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Meet The Creators
- Animator
- Andres Bernal
- Artist
- Daniela Bernal
- Director
- David Bernal
- Educator
- Gina Cooke
- Narrator
- Gina Cooke
