This (arguably unhelpful) phrase seems to be taught across schools all over the world. What are some other phrases like this that are common ?

  • JackbyDev@programming.dev
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    3 months ago

    It was to to the tune of Frère Jacques when I learned it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frère_Jacques

    Negative b, negative b
    Plus or minus square root, plus or minus square root
    B squared minus 4 AC, b squared minus 4 AC
    Over 2A, over 2A

    Finding the name of the original song was a pain. I’d never seen it written as an adult and thought it said “do re mi” so every search result kept telling me it was from the sound of music.