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[-] A7thStone@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Niner is because it's the NATO phonetic alphabet, and they don't want it to get mixed up with nein.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That simple?! FINALLY makes sense, and I've been wondering for years and years.

[-] Dogs_cant_look_up@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

No, the actual answer is that 'Nine' can sound like 'Five' on a bad line.

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