2007-01-14 04:32:40 · 3 answers · asked by textile guy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
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Every alphabet derives from a "proto-canaanite" alphabet which was also the numerical system. If you used letters to represent numbers, then they would need to be in order - hence an order was devised, but only based on which letters stood for which numbers, which just comes down to a choice of naming, and the fact that every language on earth uses different sounds to mean things is evidence that there is some just plain randomness to nomination (yes, there is some onomatopeia, etc, but that is a) exception, not rule, and b) not universal anyway)
2007-01-14 04:38:56 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Princess♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All languages whose characters are Latin keep the same order that English does.
2007-01-14 04:40:27 · answer #2 · answered by QQ dri lu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the song of course.
2007-01-14 04:50:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋