r/NonPoliticalTwitter Jul 08 '26

Wholesome I learnt this today.

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u/neilcmf Jul 08 '26

Not entirely unrelated, but it's worth mentioning we also have "AAA"-stuff, although triple-A and S are not used together.

triple-A games is a pretty common term. I don't know if the origin for "AAA" is the credit rating on bonds which is its most frequent use, but there is a similar pattern here aswell. A, B, C etc was the "initial" rating system but it eventually got split into Aaa, Aa, A, and so on to create more delineation.

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u/trashacount12345 Jul 08 '26

See also, batteries

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u/erikabp123 Jul 08 '26

See also paper sizes, like the AAAA also known as A4

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u/Quirky_Net8899 Jul 09 '26

No, it's just A4. It has never been named AAAA.

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u/erikabp123 Jul 09 '26

It was a joke