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    Why do we say 'roger' when we mean 'understood?'

    Question #39402. Asked by mochyn. (Oct 02 03 3:04 PM)


    MaggieG 5

    		Male forename from Old French of Germanic origin (not Welsh). In radio communication the word is the name of the letter r standing for received. It should be romeo really, shouldn't it?

    Oct 02 03, 3:16 PM

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