Friday, March 10, 2006
Alphabet? More like Alphastupid!
Why is it that our alphabet needs an order? For the need of putting things in alphabetical order isn't big enough to warrant a need for our 26 letters to be in an order. They can list names and stuff another way. There isn't a need for musical notes to be named after a letter - they could be called anything. So why is it then that we need an order? Who decided that they had to be in the order in which they are? I have a theory that they ran out of things to teach in grade 1 and decided to give the alphabet an order so they'll have another thing to teach. What do you reckon?
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Hmmm nice theory Damian. I agree, it is very strange that there needs to be an order. Actually, I dont think it needs an order either. Because seeing as though the alphabet is a set, and the properties of a set include that order doesn't matter, then the alphabet shouldnt have an order. I'm really sorry for getting all geek up in here but that damn database subject is killing me...
I suppose the only need for an order is to remember them easily. Could you imagine trying to remember them not in 'alphabetical' order. Would be quite tricky. Meh thinking is overrated.
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