Referring R to a person

Question

How can R refer to a person only by adding a symbol?

Conditions:

You cannot add any letter with R.
You can add only one symbol.

(EXPLANATION IS NECCESSARY)

The difference between "symbol" and "letter" (in any language) is very vague and might lead to many equally "valid" solutions. — BmyGuest, Jan 04 '18 at 15:14

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 04 '18 at 14:58

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How about

R&

which refers to

me!

answered Jan 04 '18 at 14:58

Rand al'Thor

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How it refers to 'me'? – IQ WANTER Jan 04 '18 at 16:33
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@IQWANTER Me, because I'm Rand. – Rand al'Thor Jan 04 '18 at 16:34

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 04 '18 at 15:08

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It could be

へR. That is the Japanese katakana for "he", making the phrase "her" (which refers to a person). Similarly, it could also be:

Rユ (Ryu (name): katakana 'yu')
Ræ (Rae (name): "ash", letter in Danish and Norwegian, among others)
Rໃ (Ray (name): Lao vowel sign 'ay')
Rᢰ (Roy (name): Canadian syllabics 'oy')
Rꀓ (Rex (name): Yi syllable 'ex')
R (Ron (name): Shavian letter 'on')
ᓯR (Sir: Canadian syllabics 'si')
*R (Starr (last name of a Beatles drummer): asterisk)
R& (Ayn Rand or Rand al'Thor, as stated in other answers)

All of these are symbols in some language.

answered Jan 04 '18 at 15:08

Deusovi

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however, "You cannot add any letter" and many of these symbols are letters. – Radovan Garabík Jan 04 '18 at 15:36
@RadovanGarabíkOnly æ and are letters; the others are characters in syllabaries or abugidas, scripts that don't have letters. – Deusovi Jan 04 '18 at 15:47
that's... debatable, but I guess could be conceded for the purpose of the puzzle :-) – Radovan Garabík Jan 04 '18 at 15:50

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 04 '18 at 14:49

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R@

Dictionary.com Definition:

rat: a person who abandons or betrays his or her party or associates, especially in a time of trouble.

answered Jan 04 '18 at 14:49

Kyle

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score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 04 '18 at 17:27

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How about

.R (dot-r)

Which would become a rebus for

daughter

answered Jan 04 '18 at 17:27

APrough

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Kinda British solution. – Mordechai Jan 07 '18 at 06:17
@Mordechai. I agree; probably should have had an english tag on it. – APrough Jan 08 '18 at 13:11

score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 04 '18 at 15:03

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How about

R￥
R(Ar) + ￥(Yen)

Which is likely to pronounce Aryan (A member of the ancient Aryan people)

answered Jan 04 '18 at 15:03

ran

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score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 04 '18 at 14:52

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Using the same logic as Kyle:

R& for writer Ayn Rand.

answered Jan 04 '18 at 14:52

J. Siebeneichler

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Radovan Garabík · Answer 7 · 2018-01-04T18:23:21.387

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1. R. (adding a dot/period/full stop). This initial refers, obviously, to someone whose name starts with R (e.g. yours truly).

2. R2. This refers (e.g. affectionately) to R2-D2, if we consider him/her/it a person (I would!).

3. R: Used to denote direct speech by someone whose name starts with R (can be argued to be a special case of 1., where the period is dropped)

edited Jan 04 '18 at 18:23

answered Jan 04 '18 at 15:45

Radovan Garabík

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"yours truly" doesn't start with R; it starts with Y! :-P – Rand al'Thor Jan 04 '18 at 17:46

score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 04 '18 at 15:13

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It's common to refer to people in an online chat (or even in comments here on Stack Exchange) by preceding it with a specific non-letter symbol, like so:

@R

answered Jan 04 '18 at 15:13

Lawrence

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Referring R to a person

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