Before the ABCs
There was a period of time when people had to memorize the alphabet before there was a song.
There was a period of time when people had to memorize the alphabet before there was a song.
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
The song also only works in English. Plenty of non-English people learn the alphabet without the song.
The Croatian Eurovision entry this year featured their alphabet, maybe they can use that from now on.
My maths teacher used to make us do the odd questions. My friend and I made a song for acegikmoqsuwy. Anything is possible.