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"triple X" has the same number of syllables as "x x x"

• Florin_Andrei 15y ago
  But it's easier to pronounce.
  • waitwhat 15y ago
    As noted elsewhere, lots of things are easier to pronounce than "w w w", even things with fewer syllables. They haven't caught on either.
• leif 15y ago
  how about "xs", as in "I don't want to have dinner with all of my exes."