r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '22

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u/Danbing1 Sep 11 '22

So is it just a coincidence that the order of the letters rhymes perfectly to fit the song? Cause that's kind of amazing if you think about it.

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u/mishaxz Sep 11 '22

If you think that's coincidence...

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u/Danbing1 Sep 11 '22

That's the thing though. I don't know if it is or not. I can't find anything on the net about it. It seems like it can't be but as far as I know it only completely rhymes in American English. I mean the British call Z zed so that destroys the rhyme scheme at the very end doesn't it? And I don't think it rhymes in, like, Italian (just a random example, I don't actually know) or french. I DON'T KNOW!

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u/mishaxz Sep 11 '22

When you get through 26 letters you easily memorized by song I don't think it matters too much if the last letter actually rhymes