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James
24-02-2026, 05:41 PM
DU0URIMEwDg

:hehe:

My mum used to do this 'R for Robert', 'P for Peter'...

Redway
24-02-2026, 05:44 PM
I remember being a 4-year-old and putting value on letters I liked vs. the ones I didn’t, vs. the ones that were just mid.

Crimson Dynamo
24-02-2026, 05:46 PM
:laugh2:

I do that all the time as I can never remember what the actual ones are. 100% said S for SUGAR

James
24-02-2026, 05:49 PM
'N for nothing' is my go to.

Redway
24-02-2026, 06:40 PM
a, b, c, d, e, m, q, s, w - favourite letters

g, h, i, j, o, p, t, u, v, x, y, z - neutral/mid. letters

f, k, l, n, r - disliked letters

As I remember it. I was one imaginative four-year-old.

bots
24-02-2026, 06:44 PM
i've come out with a few crackers over the years that has had the other side of the conversation laughing. It's an area where you can have a lot of fun :laugh:

Niamh.
25-02-2026, 10:31 AM
:laugh2:

I do that all the time as I can never remember what the actual ones are. 100% said S for SUGAR

Me too and half the time my mind goes totally blank and I can't think of a single word that begins with the letter I'm saying :laugh:

Oliver_W
25-02-2026, 10:51 AM
Ha, this randomly reminded me of a time in Y6, as a lunchtime detention thing someone with whom J had scrapped and I had to write a nice note to each each...
Me: I can help you with any letters you don't know.
Him: (proudly) I know all the letters, actually!

Crimson Dynamo
25-02-2026, 10:55 AM
I mean F for Freddy is a standard in my alphabet :joker:

Oliver_W
25-02-2026, 02:08 PM
I mean F for Freddy is a standard in my alphabet :joker:

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bots
25-02-2026, 07:22 PM
ive used B for Bingo and T for Tea :laugh:

Benjamin
25-02-2026, 07:30 PM
I’m ok with the phonetic alphabet as had to use it in travel and finance.

rusticgal
25-02-2026, 07:32 PM
Worked for BA most of my life so I’m pretty good…although S and W always stumped me…