Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that the reason soldiers use “niner” instead of “nine” in radio ...

TIL that the reason soldiers use “niner” instead of “nine” in radio communication is so that it won’t be confused with “nein”, the German word for “no”

https://youtu.be/3R5PTPDb2eQ?si=YJvWV0CPKim40L_6
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