Pressing question.

[longers]

Klutz.

 

[snorri]

As for the second point, no idea. I still don't understand why we have the k and the c, when they're the same pretty much all the time.

SamNikhols doesn't look quite right in the English language.

 

[SamNichols]

Knackers is a silent K anyway, the rest can be replaced with C in my opinion, but then I am no lexicographer.

No Sam Nikhols doesn't look great, but then I am trying to get rid of the K not the C.

 

[yenrod]

I use the phonetic alphabet in work (on the blower) and for some reason I always think of wanky for 'W'...



God knows why...

 

[SamNichols]

I use the phonetic alphabet in work (on the blower) and for some reason I always think of wanky for 'W'...



God knows why...

One of the original versions of the phonetic alphabet (not the international version) had Willy for W.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Knackers is a silent K anyway ...

Knacers?

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Or maybe Nacers? Neither looks right to me.

 

[Fnaar]

Bolocs

 

[Saddle bum]

The "P" is silent as in "Bath".

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Anyway, this whole thread reminds me of the story I heard about the England rugby team practising their throw - ins. They had the idea that if the thrower shouted a word beginning with "P" the ball would go left, and a word beginning with "S" meant that the ball would go right. Come the first practice session, the guy throwing the ball shouted "Psychology!".

 

[Dave5N]

Should fucing well just use 'Wancer' for W

 

[Jaded]

One of the original versions of the phonetic alphabet (not the international version) had Willy for W.

I guess that about 10% of the time, W. was fairly happy?

 

[simonali]

In fact when I need to say "W" I'm going to use the word "whiskey", it's one syllable shorter.

One syllable shorter than what? Surely you mean whisk?

And while we're on the subject of redundant letters, why does wisky have an h in it?

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I think HoverFly means that "Whisky" is only one syllable shorter than just saying "W". I always think it's odd the "www" (in website addresses) is the only abbreviation that takes three times longer to say than the thing it's short for. (Yes, I know it's easier to type!)

 

[purpleR]

I remember one former colleaugue who had her own rhyming alphabet, she would yell down the phone: F for Fat C for Cat B for Bat S for Sat!

An interesting woman in many ways, but Oh My LORD she was nuts.