In a year already brimming with surprises, 2024 has delivered another shocker: the alphabet itself is undergoing a radical transformation.

Across the Pacific, a peculiar trend is taking hold in the US, where children aren’t singing “ellemenopee” as a single, continuous breath anymore. The new sequence has them belting out “HIJKLMN … OPQ …” in one go, radically altering the way we’ve known the alphabet for generations.

The shift stems from a curious phenomenon where some kids perceive the traditional string of letters “L, M, N, O, P” as a single unit, rather than five distinct letters.

This new approach has sparked a flurry of confusion and controversy, particularly among Australians, who are voicing their outrage over what they see as a baffling break from tradition.

Listen to Hit104.7’s Wilko and Courts, weigh in on the alphabet upheaval…