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I do this too. I can also start at L if my intuition tells me the letter(s) I'm testing come after L. But that's it - I have to start at L or A. I don't know wh

I do this too. I can also start at L if my intuition tells me the letter(s) I'm testing come after L. But that's it - I have to start at L or A. I don't know why L and not some other letter.

retrac 2y ago
The reason for L is probably because of the rhythm of the usual way the song goes. l, m, n... are rushed together because "elemenopee" is easy and fun to say quickly. ... 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 and z I don't even need the song for the first couple lines these days!
- eastbound 2y ago
  Probably also for memorization. If the song were linear, letters would all cuddle together in the little children’s mind. It’s quite funny that, as a French native, we are all taught exactly the same song! Same pace, same tone, same elemenopy, but later in life, somehow y’all just smash tough/thorough/through/trough letters together, and we go on with our hon/hen/heim.
  - wizzwizz4 2y ago
    > same elemenopy Why? The song actually works with French names of letters! a b c d e f g / h i j k l m n / o p q r s t u / v www x y-y z with doublé-vey sung with a swing rhythm (♪. 𝅘𝅥𝅯 ♩)
- eks391 2y ago
  I've been able to start at A, E, L, or T, and your explanation makes sense. I usually know a letter is near one of those four, but not if it is before or after, so if I am looking for P for example, I'll start with T for a bit, realize I've gone too far, and start over at L in hopes of finding it.
- hadlock 2y ago
  So did "twinkle twinkle little star", or the alphabet song come first
jay_kyburz 2y ago
I'm convinced my kids thought lmno was a single letter for a while.
- jstarks 2y ago
  Supposedly “ampersand” comes from when the alphabet song/rhyme used to end in “and ‘per se’ and”. School kids mushed it together into “ampersand”, and over time it became the name for &.
- papandada 2y ago
  My almost 2-year-old does, and its name is "bah"

I do this too. I can also start at L if my intuition tells me the letter(s) I'm testing come after L. But that's it - I have to start at L or A. I don't know why L and not some other letter.

retrac 2y ago

The reason for L is probably because of the rhythm of the usual way the song goes. l, m, n... are rushed together because "elemenopee" is easy and fun to say quickly. ... 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 and z I don't even need the song for the first couple lines these days!

eastbound 2y ago
Probably also for memorization. If the song were linear, letters would all cuddle together in the little children’s mind. It’s quite funny that, as a French native, we are all taught exactly the same song! Same pace, same tone, same elemenopy, but later in life, somehow y’all just smash tough/thorough/through/trough letters together, and we go on with our hon/hen/heim.
- wizzwizz4 2y ago
  > same elemenopy Why? The song actually works with French names of letters! a b c d e f g / h i j k l m n / o p q r s t u / v www x y-y z with doublé-vey sung with a swing rhythm (♪. 𝅘𝅥𝅯 ♩)
eks391 2y ago
I've been able to start at A, E, L, or T, and your explanation makes sense. I usually know a letter is near one of those four, but not if it is before or after, so if I am looking for P for example, I'll start with T for a bit, realize I've gone too far, and start over at L in hopes of finding it.
hadlock 2y ago
So did "twinkle twinkle little star", or the alphabet song come first

jay_kyburz 2y ago

I'm convinced my kids thought lmno was a single letter for a while.

jstarks 2y ago
Supposedly “ampersand” comes from when the alphabet song/rhyme used to end in “and ‘per se’ and”. School kids mushed it together into “ampersand”, and over time it became the name for &.
papandada 2y ago
My almost 2-year-old does, and its name is "bah"