the ABC's

Stentor · June 9, 2003, 4:31pm

Who invented the ABC’s and the concept of alphabetical order? Is there any logical reason why A comes before B comes before C?

zev_steinhardt · June 9, 2003, 4:33pm

[Steven Wright]Is it because of the song?[/Steven Wright]

Zev Steinhardt

SpoilerVirgin · June 9, 2003, 5:03pm

Previous thread with links to even more previous threads: Alphabet Order

ltfire · June 10, 2003, 12:18am

…and how come people in the obits die in alphabetical order?

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