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Before the ABCs (lemmy.world)
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There was a period of time when people had to memorize the alphabet before there was a song.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The order of letters in the alphabet has no meaning, A needs not come before B, its just that way because of the song.

“The alphabet” could just as easily be qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The alphabet is qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm, depending on your point of reference :)

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