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Is it really a mystery why the same letters are used over and over?
This is very easy. Here’s the frequency of usage of letters in English (by one calculation):
E 11.1607%
A 8.4966%
R 7.5809%
I 7.5448%
O 7.1635%
T 6.9509%
N 6.6544%
S 5.7351%
L 5.4893%
C 4.5388%
U 3.6308%
D 3.3844%
P 3.1671%
M 3.0129%
H 3.0034%
G 2.4705%
B 2.0720%
F 1.8121%
Y 1.7779%
W 1.2899%
K 1.1016%
V 1.0074%
X 0.2902%
Z 0.2722%
J 0.1965%
Q 0.1962%
You could do a similar analysis for Greek.
Obviously Greek words for certain ideals are going to pop up more often in GLO mottoes and names – Friendship, Brother/Sisterhood, Love, Honor, Truth, Fidelity, Scholarship.
Do you think in Greece they sit around wondering why American groups tend to use the same letters over and over?
AAA
AARP
NAACP
CIA
AA
MADD
ADA
FAA
NAMBLA
Agency. Association. American. Against. Anonymous.
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