News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on “Eeny, meeny, miny, mo” and the ambiguous history of counting-out rhymes (2015). Parent comment

Re:“Eeny, meeny, miny, mo” and the ambiguous history of coun... by Anon4Now on Sunday December 11, 2022 @07:45AM (#33942684)
Bingo bango bongo, I never noticed that. I tried saying 'fee fi fo fum' backwards and it took me about 10 times to get it right. There's almost a musical cadence to the usual order that just sounds off key when said backwards.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:“Eeny, meeny, miny, mo” and the ambiguous history of coun... by rippercushions on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:33AM (#33943002)
This is language-dependent. The Japanese syllabary is sorted in the order a-i-u-e-o, which is weird to the Western ear, but as ubiquitous as A-B-C in Japan.
[ Parent | on HN ]