# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/61 "2016-11-19T04:44:14Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > CF: (coefficient of friction - no CF word!) Nonsense; ‘crocfaced’, having a countenance akin to an alligator. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/62 "2016-11-19T06:15:20Z")
Okay then we accept people’s names. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/63 "2016-11-19T12:52:51Z")
CG: ecgonine. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/64 "2016-11-19T13:06:13Z")
CH: ache ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/65 "2016-11-19T13:11:07Z")
CI: conciliatory ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/66 "2016-11-19T14:37:13Z")
CJ - [McJuggerNuggets](http://psychokid.wikia.com/wiki/McJuggerNuggets_Wiki) ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/67 "2016-11-19T14:40:45Z")
CK = backpack ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/68 "2016-11-19T14:45:52Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Okay then we accept people’s names. Only as a last resort, after considerable effort results in no plausible un-capitalized word. So far we haven’t needed to, except a case of a personal name being applied to an accepted term (McFarland standard), which I thought gave it more validity than just a personal name in a phone book. Things like the Monroe Doctine or Godwin’s Law or Keynesianism have more validity than just Monroe or Godwin or Keynes… ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/69 "2016-11-19T14:47:09Z")
CL - clueless ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/70 "2016-11-19T15:11:15Z")
CM = blancmange ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/71 "2016-11-19T15:13:41Z")
CN - Picnic ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/72 "2016-11-19T16:05:08Z")
CO: cost. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/73 "2016-11-19T17:23:21Z")
CP - secpar ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/74 "2016-11-19T17:50:31Z")
CQ: acquitted. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/75 "2016-11-19T17:52:06Z")
CR - acreage ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/76 "2016-11-19T18:40:41Z")
CS: csardas. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/77 "2016-11-19T18:46:27Z")
CT - Cofactor ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/78 "2016-11-19T19:15:19Z")
CU - cub ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/79 "2016-11-19T19:23:48Z")
CV = Lilacvine (Hardenbergia violacea) ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271/80 "2016-11-19T19:27:18Z")
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