# Aphabetic letter pairs in words

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271>\
**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\
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**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 16, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2441 "2017-03-16T22:52:24Z")

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PL - Peter B. Lewis

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**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 16, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2442 "2017-03-16T23:12:24Z")

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PM = Perry Mason or Peter Minuit

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2443 "2017-03-16T23:46:51Z")

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PN - Paul Newman

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**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 17, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2444 "2017-03-17T01:16:42Z")

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PO - Portland, Oregon

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2445 "2017-03-17T01:17:32Z")

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PO- Pat O’Brien

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**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 17, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2446 "2017-03-17T01:24:24Z")

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PP = Prof. Pepperwinkle or Patti Page or Pat Paulsen

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2447 "2017-03-17T04:17:41Z")

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PQ = Pointe-Claire, Quebec

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**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 17, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2448 "2017-03-17T10:51:17Z")

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PR = Paul Revere or Pierre Renoir or Pete Rose

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2449 "2017-03-17T12:49:45Z")

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PS = Peter Stuyvesant

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2450 "2017-03-17T12:55:40Z")

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PT- Peter (Ilyich) Tchaikovsky

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**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 17, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2451 "2017-03-17T16:33:03Z")

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PU = Peter Ustinov

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**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 17, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2452 "2017-03-17T16:59:58Z")

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PV - Prince Valiant or Peter Vaughan

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2453 "2017-03-17T17:33:48Z")

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PW - Peter Weir

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2454 "2017-03-17T17:53:04Z")

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PX = Phideaux Xavier, TV director and musician

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**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 17, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2455 "2017-03-17T18:48:22Z")

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PY - Peter Yarrow

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**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 17, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2456 "2017-03-17T20:33:37Z")

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PZ = Pia Zadora

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**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 17, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2457 "2017-03-17T22:26:23Z")

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QA - Queensland, Australia

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**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 17, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2458 "2017-03-17T22:33:03Z")

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QB = Quentin Blake

best remembered as illustrator of works by Roald Dahl

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**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 18, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2459 "2017-03-18T02:35:24Z")

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QC - Quebec, Canada

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/2460 "2017-03-18T03:20:13Z")

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QD = Quentin Durward

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