A as in Apple II

Somebody wrote in and asked, “Do you use “Four Score” for your “Four” word in your A as in Apple thing for numbers (AATN)? We love the idea and we’re already using it in our two small busini”.  Well, thanks for the kind words, but the answer is no, I do not use “Four Score” for the number four. The reason I don’t is that, if you remember, the phrase continues “Four score and seven years…”. Saying the word “seven” could confuse the hearer. So, I use “Four Seasons” or the “Four Weddings and a Funeral” or something like that.

For the number three I do not use The Three Musketeers, since, believe it or not, a movie sequel was made called The Four Musketeers. For three I typically use The Three Stooges. You’ll no doubt ask, “But there were more than three stooges, Tommy. Did you forget about Shemp after Curly died?” The difference here is that there were never more than Three Stooges at any one point in time. Let’s use common sense folks.