British accents didn't go so far in the Royal Navy. As I understand it, "Round Robin" comes from the practice of sailors signing feedback documents in a circle

British accents didn't go so far in the Royal Navy. As I understand it, "Round Robin" comes from the practice of sailors signing feedback documents in a circle, so their officers couldn't tell who had signed first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-robin_(document) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-robin_(document)