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Re:What Character Was Removed from the Alphabet? by quietbritishjim on Saturday June 17, 2023 @09:02PM (#36376319)
I cant watch the video now, but the British version is a bit like that:

A B C D E F G

H I J K L M N

O P Q

R S T

U V W X Y Z

Yes it doesn't rhyme but it scans so much better that, once you're used to it, the American NLMOP version sounds ridiculous.

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Re:What Character Was Removed from the Alphabet? by kazinator on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @09:10PM (#36413065)
The LMNOP is just rhythmic variations: you have a run of 16th notes.

Such a pattern of 16ths occurs in "have you any wool" in the English nursery rhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep", which is sung to the same tune.

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Re:What Character Was Removed from the Alphabet? by quietbritishjim on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @12:39AM (#36414460)
I agree that sort of flourish is a lot of fun, if it's not in a song trying to teach you something so fundamental.
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