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[–] grue@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Come to think of it, why do our letters have a standard order, and if they have to, why that one?

Because some Phoenician jerk picked it arbitrarily about ten thousand years or so ago and it stuck.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Those dang Arizonans are nothing but trouble, I tells ya..

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago

Thank god they make decent ice tea

[–] Grimpen@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Basically. 99 Percent Invisible did a podcast on this very topic: Episode 468 Alphabetical Order