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The "zwo" for 2 also stuck out. It's a common variant but my understanding is it's not the most proper word. As someone else said, maybe partly chose for phonet
by NelsonMinar 6y ago
The "zwo" for 2 also stuck out. It's a common variant but my understanding is it's not the most proper word. As someone else said, maybe partly chose for phonetic distinctness.
- DasIch 6y agoIt's indeed used for phonetic distinctness. The German word for 2 is "zwei", which is relatively close to and even rhymes with the word for 3 "drei". "Zwo" is used to make it easier to distinguish the two.
- ahartmetz 6y ago"Fünnef" is / was(?) also used on radio for phonetic distinctness. In English there are "tree" and "niner".