Roger Wilco
Posted by Henry on June 07, 2003
In Reply to: Origin of "Roger that". posted by PaladinWarrior on June 07, 2003
: Greetings everyone...
: This is my first time visiting this site. I'm just trying to learn
the origin of the term "Roger that". I would imagine it started
in the Military but I was curious when it came about and in what
War, etc... If you have any feedback...I would appreciate it.
: Thanks,
: PaladinWarrio
From the Archives under Roger Wilco;
ROGER -- "in the meaning of 'Yes, O.K., I understand you -- is voice
code for the letter R. It is part of the 'Able, Baker, Charlie'
code known and used by all radiophone operators in the services.
From the earliest days of wireless communication, the Morse code
letter R (dit-dah-dit) has been used to indicate 'O.K. -- understood.'
So 'Roger' was the logical voice-phone equivalent." Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins,
New York, 1977, 1988).
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