# Aphabetic letter pairs in words **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [November 17, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271 "2016-11-17T17:32:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 118
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2341 "2017-03-11T18:08:19Z")
LR = Linda Ronstadt or Lionel Richie ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2342 "2017-03-11T18:09:14Z")
LS - Levi Strauss ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2343 "2017-03-11T18:47:57Z")
LT = Lana Turner or Liv Tyler or Leo Tolstoy ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2344 "2017-03-11T19:21:36Z")
LU - Lars Ulrich ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2345 "2017-03-11T19:26:38Z")
LV- Louis Vuitton, fashion mogul ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2346 "2017-03-11T20:34:55Z")
LW - Louis Wu, since apparently my mind is still in Larry Niven mode. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2347 "2017-03-11T21:51:01Z")
LX = Luqi Xia, general, Tang dynasty ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2348 "2017-03-11T22:04:27Z")
LY = Loretta Young ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2349 "2017-03-12T02:10:15Z")
LZ- Ludwyk Zamenhof, inventor of Esperanto ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2350 "2017-03-12T02:28:35Z")
MA = Mario Andretti ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2351 "2017-03-12T04:00:01Z")
MB = Mary Baker (Eddy) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2352 "2017-03-12T05:34:43Z")
MC = Marie Curie ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2353 "2017-03-12T06:06:04Z")
MD - Mike Douglas ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2354 "2017-03-12T13:05:35Z")
MD = Michael Dukakis ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2355 "2017-03-12T14:03:54Z")
ME = Michael Eisner ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2356 "2017-03-12T16:16:34Z")
MF - Michael Faraday ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2357 "2017-03-12T16:20:20Z")
MG = Maxim Gorky. (Or Morris Garage, carmakers) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2358 "2017-03-12T17:03:23Z")
MH = Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2359 "2017-03-12T19:54:10Z")
MI- Michael Ironside, movie villain/tough guy ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2017, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2360 "2017-03-12T20:22:23Z")
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