I thought 5 was supposed to be pronounced "fife" but this page only seems to half say that. ("faif" in the first row, but "five" in the second)
I thought 5 was supposed to be pronounced "fife" but this page only seems to half say that. ("faif" in the first row, but "five" in the second)
IIRC in WWII the UK settled on 'fife' and nine, while the US went with five and 'niner'. Arthur C. Clarke's novel Glide Path described the adoption of fife.