• @A7thStone
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    15 hours ago

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

    • @shalafi
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      114 hours ago

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

      • @Dogs_cant_look_up
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        312 hours ago

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