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Topic: A strange question. "ROGER" that.

Where is the word "ROGER" used almost in every country in the world coming from, roger that.
Probably nothing to do with our friend Roger.

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Re: A strange question. "ROGER" that.

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It comes from the shorthand of early telegraphers. R meant Yes I understand and W meant I will comply with your instructions. In the military phonetic alphabet R was Roger and W was Wilco. R currently Romeo but the British used Roger in World War 2.

R is a standard reply meaning 'Received' in Morse Code and flashing light communications.

Haven't heard Wilco being used for a W. W is Whiskey or William or sometimes even Washington. Wilco is military short hand for "Will Comply." In the Navy, the only person authorized to use Wilco is the Commanding Officer of the unit the order was sent to.

  • From: Tooele Ut
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Re: A strange question. "ROGER" that.

Roger was the military phonetic pronunciation used for the letter R, which meant received.

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Re: A strange question. "ROGER" that.

My Grandpa Bill was a railroad dispatcher.  He talked on radios A LOT... to the point that when he was responding to someone while chatting on the phone he'd always use the phrase, "Roger That" ... because he used it all the time at work on the radios.  To this day my family adoringly calls him "Grandpa Roger", not Grandpa Bill.

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Re: A strange question. "ROGER" that.

mekidsmom wrote:

My Grandpa Bill was a railroad dispatcher.  He talked on radios A LOT... to the point that when he was responding to someone while chatting on the phone he'd always use the phrase, "Roger That" ... because he used it all the time at work on the radios.  To this day my family adoringly calls him "Grandpa Roger", not Grandpa Bill.

Amazing. I have a friend who's father also used radio a lot during his working life and still uses not only "roger" on the phone but also says "over" and the end of every sentence. lol

Is anything really made up of zeros and ones??

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