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Subject:"Zwo"
From:L&A Johnson
Date:Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:38:28 -0500

"zwo" is German slang for "zwei" which means "two". "zwo" is pronounced
"svo" to rime with "snow". My guess is that "zwo" came from the VW "type
II" designation. Larry

> David Bogle wrote:<snip> They kept refering to them as "zwo" this and
> "zwo" that, with the "w" being silent.<snip>