[Ans] Which word is used in international radio communications to denote the letter "R"?

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The code word for "R" is Romeo. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assigned code words acrophonically to the letters of the English alphabet, so that critical combinations of letters can be pronounced and understood by radio or telephone regardless of language barriers or the quality of the communication channel. The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet are as follows: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, and Zulu.

[Answer] Which word is used in international radio communications to denote the letter "R"?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which word is used in international radio communications to denote the letter "R"?"

...The code word for "R" is Romeo. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) assigned code words acrophonically to the letters of the English alphabet, so that critical combinations of letters can be pronounced and understood by radio or telephone regardless of language barriers or the quality of the communication channel. The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet are as follows: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, and Zulu.

[Ans] What does PS stand for at the end of a letter?

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In the days of handwritten and typed letters, we often found ourselves remembering something we wanted to include only after we’d signed off. That’s where a PS came in handy. But what does PS mean and how do we use it in modern communication? A postscript (PS or P.S.) is writing added after the main body of a letter or other body of writing. The term comes from the Latin post scriptum, an expression meaning "written after"(which may be interpreted in the sense of "that which comes after the writing").

[Answer] What does PS stand for at the end of a letter?

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...In the days of handwritten and typed letters, we often found ourselves remembering something we wanted to include only after we’d signed off. That’s where a PS came in handy. But what does PS mean and how do we use it in modern communication? A postscript (PS or P.S.) is writing added after the main body of a letter or other body of writing. The term comes from the Latin post scriptum, an expression meaning "written after"(which may be interpreted in the sense of "that which comes after the writing").

[Answer] 10. Fill in the blank with the right letter: _orrisome

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...1. g 2. w 3. p 4. f Worrisome describes something that causes concern. Gorrisome, porrisome and forrisome are not words.

[Ans] Which book does not contain a single letter "e"?

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Ernest Vincent Wright’s 1939 novel Gadsby is over 50,000 words long, yet doesn’t contain a single letter “e” anywhere other than the cover. In order to prevent himself from accidentally using the letter “e”, he disabled the key on his typewriter by tying it down. Gadsby tells the story of a fictional city called Branton Hills, which is revitalized as a result of the efforts of its new mayor, John Gadsby. As to his motivation for writing Gadsby, Wright first thought to try writing a book without the letter ‘e’ after learning that the letter “e” supposedly occurs in books and other writings on average about five times more often than any other letter in English. Source: Mental Floss

[Answer] Which book does not contain a single letter "e"?

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...Ernest Vincent Wright’s 1939 novel Gadsby is over 50,000 words long, yet doesn’t contain a single letter “e” anywhere other than the cover. In order to prevent himself from accidentally using the letter “e”, he disabled the key on his typewriter by tying it down. Gadsby tells the story of a fictional city called Branton Hills, which is revitalized as a result of the efforts of its new mayor, John Gadsby. As to his motivation for writing Gadsby, Wright first thought to try writing a book without the letter ‘e’ after learning that the letter “e” supposedly occurs in books and other writings on average about five times more often than any other letter in English. Source: Mental Floss

[Ans] Which of these chemical elements is represented on the atomic table by a single letter?

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Every element in the Periodic Table has been given a unique 1, 2 or 3 letter symbol. The first letter of an element symbol is always a capital letter. Many of the element symbols are quickly remembered with just one letter. These elements are: B for Boron, C for Carbon, F for Fluorine, H for Hydrogen, I for Iodine, K for Potassium, N for Nitrogen, O for Oxygen, P for Phosphorus, S for Sulfur, U for Uranium, V for Vanadium, W for Tungsten, and Y for Yttrium. Any subsequent letters, which make up the element symbols, are expressed in lower case, for example the chemical symbol for Gold is Au, Silver is Ag, and Sodium is Na.

[Answer] Which of these chemical elements is represented on the atomic table by a single letter?

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...Every element in the Periodic Table has been given a unique 1, 2 or 3 letter symbol. The first letter of an element symbol is always a capital letter. Many of the element symbols are quickly remembered with just one letter. These elements are: B for Boron, C for Carbon, F for Fluorine, H for Hydrogen, I for Iodine, K for Potassium, N for Nitrogen, O for Oxygen, P for Phosphorus, S for Sulfur, U for Uranium, V for Vanadium, W for Tungsten, and Y for Yttrium. Any subsequent letters, which make up the element symbols, are expressed in lower case, for example the chemical symbol for Gold is Au, Silver is Ag, and Sodium is Na.

[Ans] What was the most recent letter added to the English alphabet?

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“Z” may be the last letter in alphabetical order, but the last letter added to our alphabet was actually “J.” It is no coincidence that “I” and “J” stand side-by-side—for centuries they were considered the same character! The letter “J” started as a swash, a typographical embellishment for the already existing “I” used to denote the conclusion of a series of ones—as in “Henry viij” for Henry the Eighth. Both I and J were used interchangeably to express the sound of both the vowel and the consonant, until 1524 when Renaissance grammarian Gian Giorgio Trissino argued for J’s autonomy. After being snubbed for nearly three more centuries, “J” was finally acknowledged as a full-fledged letter in the English alphabet.

[Answer] What was the most recent letter added to the English alphabet?

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...“Z” may be the last letter in alphabetical order, but the last letter added to our alphabet was actually “J.” It is no coincidence that “I” and “J” stand side-by-side—for centuries they were considered the same character! The letter “J” started as a swash, a typographical embellishment for the already existing “I” used to denote the conclusion of a series of ones—as in “Henry viij” for Henry the Eighth. Both I and J were used interchangeably to express the sound of both the vowel and the consonant, until 1524 when Renaissance grammarian Gian Giorgio Trissino argued for poor J’s autonomy. After being snubbed for nearly three more centuries, “J” was finally acknowledged as a full-fledged letter in the English alphabet.

[Ans] Which U.S. president had a middle name that was just a single letter?

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Harry Truman was given a middle initial, but not a middle name. Truman's parents chose "S" as his middle name to please both of his grandfathers. The "S" in Harry S. Truman actually refers to the names of both of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. The question of whether to use a period after the "S" in Harry S. Truman's name has become a subject of controversy. In 1962, Truman told reporters that they should not use a period after the S, because it didn't stand for anything. However, the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual states that the period should be used after the "S" in Harry S. Truman's name.

[Answer] Which U.S. president had a middle name that was just a single letter?

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...Harry Truman was given a middle initial, but not a middle name. Truman's parents chose "S" as his middle name to please both of his grandfathers. The "S" in Harry S. Truman actually refers to the names of both of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. The question of whether to use a period after the "S" in Harry S. Truman's name has become a subject of controversy. In 1962, Truman told reporters that they should not use a period after the S, because it didn't stand for anything. However, the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual states that the period should be used after the "S" in Harry S. Truman's name.

[Ans] Which letter starts the fewest words in the English language?

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Try naming five words that start with the letter X. Xylophone, X-ray…not so easy, right? You might want to stop because the Oxford English Dictionary only lists a mere 400 words that begin with the letter X. In fact, in Noah Webster’s Compendious Dictionary, which was published in 1806, there was only one word listed under the letter X: xebec, defined as “a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean”. In 1828, when he put together his American Dictionary, that number had only risen to 13. The number of words starting with the letter X continued to rise until it reached the 400 that we have today.

[Answer] Which letter starts the fewest words in the English language?

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...Try naming five words that start with the letter X. Xylophone, X-ray…not so easy, right? You might want to stop because the Oxford English Dictionary only lists a mere 400 words that begin with the letter X. In fact, in Noah Webster’s Compendious Dictionary, which was published in 1806, there was only one word listed under the letter X: xebec, defined as “a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean”. In 1828, when he put together his American Dictionary, that number had only risen to 13. The number of words starting with the letter X continued to rise until it reached the 400 that we have today.

[Answer] 1. What was the phonetic name for the letter 'D', which is another term for a canine?

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...1. Dachshund 2. Doberman 3. Dog 4. Dalmatian Dobermans, Dalmatians and Dachshunds are all breeds of dog - not another term for canine.

[Answer] 8. Tell you what: I'll just give you a band, and all you have to do is tell me the first letter of the name. I suppose you deserve an easy one. Ready? Metallica.

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...1. r 2. p 3. m 4. q

[Answer] 7. Tungsten has the symbol 'W', but what does the letter 'W' stand for?

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...1. Wyoming 2. Waring 3. Warsaw 4. Wolfram The 'W' is from the German word 'Wolfram', which is derived from the name of one of tungsten's ores, Wolframite. Wolframite has the delightfully cute meaning of "the devourer of tin". Wolframite was given this name as it can hinder the process of tin smelting. Wyoming is, of course, a state in the U.S.A, Warsaw is the capital city of Poland and Edward Waring was an eighteenth century mathematician who conducted a great deal of work relating to disintegrating numbers and calculating how these numbers were composed of the sum of prime numbers or their powers. Unfortunately, these are incorrect.

[Answer] 6. "I before E except after __." Provide the missing letter in the mnemonic:

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...1. G 2. B 3. C 4. D "... Or when sounded as "a," in neighbor and weigh." It usually works, even though there are numerous exceptions to this one; for example, "weird" is weird.

[Answer] 9. Pi is a letter from which language?

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...1. Greek 2. Spanish 3. Roman 4. German Pi is a Greek letter along with others like alpha, beta, and omega.