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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Okay, S and Q I kinda get, but what the heck happened with R?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    These came from a sort of “this sounds like” alphabet. Like if you wanted to write D but drew a picture of a dog, because that starts with a D sound. Or when someone on the phone says “A as in Adam.”

    So the word for dude with a tiny hat started with an R sound, just like the word for the A sounded like an A sound.

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