Many people have probably noted that it is often very difficult to explain oneself by telephone without being able to aid the conversation with gestures, especially if the words used are similar to others with other meanings. That has led for example in Germany to always saying "zwo" instead of "zwei" (2) over the telephone due to possible confusion with "drei" (3).
Probabilmen mult persones ha remarcat que it es sovente tre desfacil explicar se per telefon sin posser auxiliar li parlada per gestes, specialmen si li paroles usat es simil a altris con altri signification. To ha ductet p. ex. in Germania a sempre dir in telefon "zwo" vice "zwei" (2) pro possibil confusion con "drei" (3).MacLeod Dave MacLeod Dave