Why didn't they keep right on going with G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P?

为什么他们不接着写下去呢,按照字母表

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But you can look at manuscripts of the early eleventh century and see people singing Ps and Ls and Os and Ms and things like that.

但是大家可以看看,十一世纪初的手稿,可以看到那时有人在唱P,以及L,O和M之类的

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Let us say P for plane, G for ground, O for object.

我们定义 P 是平面,G 是地面,O 是物体

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This actually I think derives from a Greek word, "Synkope, " S-y-n-k-o-p-e, synkope.

这个术语我觉得来源于希腊语,Synkope,S-y-n-k-o-p-e

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Why don't we sing Ms and Os and Ps today?

现在我们为什么不唱M,O和P

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