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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•edit-25 months agoNiner is because it’s the NATO phonetic alphabet, and they don’t want it to get mixed up with nein.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoThat simple?! FINALLY makes sense, and I’ve been wondering for years and years.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•5 months agoNo, the actual answer is that ‘Nine’ can sound like ‘Five’ on a bad line.
Niner is because it’s the NATO phonetic alphabet, and they don’t want it to get mixed up with nein.
That simple?! FINALLY makes sense, and I’ve been wondering for years and years.
No, the actual answer is that ‘Nine’ can sound like ‘Five’ on a bad line.