Using ’x’ for ’kisses’: 6 Minute English

6 Minute English discusses a letter from the English alphabet. It’s a letter which has a particular meaning when used at the end of a piece of informal writing such as letters, emails, texts and messages. Discover where the concept of putting an ’x’ to mean a ’kiss’ comes from, and learn some new vocabulary along the way. This week’s question English has 26 letters. Which language has 74 letters? a) Khmer (Cambodian) b) Hindi c) Armenian Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary a penn