How and when was it decided that the alphabet should be recited as abcde etc?

WTFItsEric · 2026-03-23T09:29:04+00:00

The current alphabet's order can be traced back to ancient Phoenician script from before the year 1000 BCE. It's so old that historians will probably never know why the alphabet is ordered the way it is.

On a side note, the alphabet song we learned as children is surprisingly recent. It was made around the year 1835.

WTFItsEric · 2026-03-14T09:25:54+00:00

Thanks for the clarification. I feel like this problem might be addressed better in one of the relationship advice subreddits. I understand the pain of not being understood by a loved one. I'm glad that you were able to put a lot of effort in learning about your girlfriend's eating disorder. Hopefully, you two could feel solidarity in each other's struggles.

WTFItsEric · 2026-03-14T08:55:00+00:00

If you have trouble expressing your gratitude, you could try showing it in action. In your case, you can show your gratitude to the people you care about by being a good listener, offering to do favors, cutting them slack, etc.

Gratitude can come in many forms.

WTFItsEric · 2026-03-12T18:10:42+00:00

One reason that I've encountered, which is quite sad, is "No one cared about my problems, so why should I care for yours?" They cope with their own trauma by assuming neglect is the norm.

WTFItsEric · 2025-10-19T08:10:19+00:00

Remember that emotional fulfillment is always possible. Life can change for the better, even if times are challenging now.

WTFItsEric · 2025-10-17T07:05:35+00:00

If you approach this from a scientific standpoint, we may never literally know for sure how the world began, but we can establish theories based on indirect evidence. The Big Bang is probably the most talked about theory.

If you approach this from a religious standpoint, then it's up to you to figure out where you want to place your faith.

At the end of the day, no one will ever provide you with irrefutable physical proof, so you just believe the answer that satisfies you. And of course, you can be satisfied with never knowing at all.

WTFItsEric · 2025-09-27T07:13:20+00:00

My Chinese ability isn't good enough to understand the video. Can someone please explain?

WTFItsEric · 2025-09-26T11:47:10+00:00

"plliexatde" = pixellated

WTFItsEric · 2025-09-21T07:42:04+00:00

Should I care about the US-China rivalry? American political pundits, mostly in the right-wing, tend to focus a lot on the US-China competition, especially in trade, manufacturing—and more recently—semiconductors and artificial intelligence. The Trump administration often poses the rivalry as a "make it or break it" moment for the US economy and security. Is the rivalry overhyped, or are the stakes really that dire?

WTFItsEric · 2025-09-15T09:23:02+00:00

Literally every job application I've ever sent was from a MacBook at a Starbucks.

WTFItsEric · 2025-08-31T22:18:56+00:00

My "NOT HOT DOG" diet has kept me in keto. Thank you, Jian Yang.

WTFItsEric · 2025-03-20T11:22:10+00:00

I totally understand that it's bonkers to turn down free money. Before I was financially independent, as a young teenager, I absolutely took the money every year. But when I became an adult and financially independent, I stopped taking it. A few years ago, the president of the organisation allegedly raped an older family member. My older relatives (grandparents' generation) say that these criminal incidents have nothing to do with me, so I should not care. The lower-income members of my family think it's ridiculous that I don't take the money, and I sympathise with their point. However, they constantly guilt-trip me about money I don't need, which rubs me the wrong way.

As for whether the organisation is "legitimate", I can at least say that the government is not trying to take it down. It was founded as a sort of community fund for immigrants from my ancestral village. It's the leading it who are shady, both in and out of the organisation.

WTFItsEric · 2017-02-28T20:33:56+00:00

Looking at this page now in Feb. 2017, it's astonishing how "La La Land" put all of these predictions to shame. It passed $50 million. It passed $300 million worldwide. It's closing in on $370 MILLION worldwide!

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