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In English the military can say "niner" instead of nine esp on the radio to avoid confusion with "five"
by hammock 3y ago
In English the military can say "niner" instead of nine esp on the radio to avoid confusion with "five"
- me_me_me 3y agoI heard it was due to NATO and coincidentally german military. Where nine sounds like nein, so they change it to niner to avoid any potential confusions in case nato units need close cooperation.