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** All of Alice's garments, right down to the socks, underwear, jewelry, etc, have an "A" on them somewhere.

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** All of Alice's garments, right down to the socks, underwear, jewelry, etc, etc., have an "A" on them somewhere.



** Alice wears a shirt that has a fancier, cursive "A" that's on the breastpocket after personally commissioning it from her local tailor.

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** Alice wears a shirt that has a fancier, cursive "A" that's on the breastpocket breast pocket after personally commissioning it from her local tailor.



** Alice has an identical twin whose name starts with another letter, and this is how people tell them apart.
** Alice has to wear a uniform, but she's a nonconformist so she embroiders the "A" on her shirt to set herself apart.
** Or she's working for ''[[BurgerFool Alfonso's Burger Joint]]''.[[note]]Having it be the character's initial is optional, not mandatory[[/note]]

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** Alice has an identical twin whose name starts with another letter, such as Greta, and this is how people tell them apart.
** Alice has to wear a uniform, but she's a nonconformist nonconformist, so she embroiders the "A" on her shirt to set herself apart.
** Or she's She's working for ''[[BurgerFool Alfonso's Burger Joint]]''.[[note]]Having Joint]]''. (Having it be the character's initial is optional, not mandatory[[/note]]mandatory.)



** Alice, Bella, Betty and [[OddNameOut Derrick]] are at an [[Music/{{ABBA}} ABBA concert]].
* '''Inverted''': [[JustTheIntroductionToTheOpposites A big letter wears a shirt with a person embroidered on it]].

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** Alice, Bella, Betty Betty, and [[OddNameOut Derrick]] are at an [[Music/{{ABBA}} ABBA concert]].
* '''Inverted''': [[JustTheIntroductionToTheOpposites A big letter wears a shirt with a person embroidered on it]].it.]]



* '''Parodied''': AliceAndBob go back in time to Ancient Greece, where they meet Alice's ancestor Damali, who has an UncannyFamilyResemblance to Alice and wears a big Delta on her clothes around where Alice has her "A".
* '''Zigzagged''': Sometimes, Alice wears the "A", sometimes not.
* '''Averted''': Nobody has a letter on their clothes anywhere.
* '''Lampshaded''': "What does the "A" stand for?"
* '''Enforced''': The writers want to make it clear which character is Alice.

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* '''Parodied''': AliceAndBob go back in time to Ancient Greece, UsefulNotes/AncientGreece, where they meet Alice's ancestor Damali, who has an UncannyFamilyResemblance to Alice and wears a big Delta on her clothes around where Alice has her "A".
* '''Zigzagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes, Alice wears the "A", sometimes not.
* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
**
Nobody has a letter on their clothes anywhere.
** [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl Alice lives naked.]]
* '''Lampshaded''': "What does the "A" 'A' stand for?"
* '''Enforced''': The writers want to To make it clear which character is Alice.



-->'''Alice''': "I'd like to have my own insignia, but what do I put?"
-->'''Bob''': "Just put your initials."
-->'''Alice''': "I have these EmbarrassingInitials A.I.D.S. and I don't want people to make fun of me."
-->'''Bob''': "Just put an 'A', then."
* '''Conversed''': Alice is a character in a ShowWithinAShow which Charles is a fan of. He introduces Frank to the show.
-->'''Frank''': "Who are those two ladies?"
-->'''Bob''': "That's Alice and Greta, they're identical twins. You can tell them apart 'cause Alice has this big ol' 'A' on her shirt."
* '''Implied''': In the background, a character is seen pointing at another and asking, "What does that stand for?".
* '''Deconstructed''':

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-->'''Alice''': "I'd I'd like to have my own insignia, but what do I put?"
put?
-->'''Bob''': "Just Just put your initials."
initials.
-->'''Alice''': "I I have these EmbarrassingInitials A.I.D.S. and I don't want people to make fun of me."
me.
-->'''Bob''': "Just Just put an 'A', then."
"A", then.
* '''Conversed''': Alice is a character in a ShowWithinAShow which Charles Bob is a fan of. He introduces Frank to the show.
-->'''Frank''': "Who Who are those two ladies?"
ladies?
-->'''Bob''': "That's That's Alice and Greta, they're identical twins. You can tell them apart 'cause Alice has this big ol' 'A' "A" on her shirt."
shirt.
* '''Implied''': In the background, a MeaningfulBackgroundEvent, a character is seen pointing at another and asking, "What does that stand for?".
for?"
* '''Deconstructed''':'''Deconstructed''': Alice is only distinguishable, or known, for her "A" shirt. When she does something or even appears wearing something other than her "A" shirt, nobody notices her.



* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's "A" is very intricately done and Bob says, "All that fuss over just one letter?!"

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** Then she gets her shirt back and everybody knows it was she who did that or was present.
** She does something so noteworthy that what she was or was not wearing at the time is immaterial.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's "A" is very intricately done and done. Bob says, "All that fuss over just one letter?!"



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** Alice wears a shirt that has a fancier, cursive "A" that's on the breastpocket after personally commissioning it from her local tailor.



** or she's working for ''[[BurgerFool Alfonso's Burger Joint]]''.[[note]]Having it be the character's initial is optional, not mandatory[[/note]]

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** or Or she's working for ''[[BurgerFool Alfonso's Burger Joint]]''.[[note]]Having it be the character's initial is optional, not mandatory[[/note]]
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* '''Inverted''': A big letter wears a shirt with a person embroidered on it.

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* '''Inverted''': [[JustTheIntroductionToTheOpposites A big letter wears a shirt with a person embroidered on it.it]].
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** Alice, Bella, Betty and [[OddNameOut Derrick]] are at an [[Music/{{ABBA}} ABBA concert]].
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** or she's working for ''[[BurgerFool Alfonso's Burger Joint]]''.[[note]]Having it be the character's initial is optional, not mandatory[[/note]]
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'''Basic Trope''': A character has a letter on their clothes.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character has a letter (generally the first letter of their name) on their clothes.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character has a letter on their clothes.
* '''Straight''': Alice has an "A" embroidered on her shirt.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** All the characters have a letter on their clothes.
** Alice's shirt is ''covered'' in letters.
** All of Alice's garments, right down to the socks, underwear, jewelry, etc, have an "A" on them somewhere.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alice only wears the shirt with the "A" sometimes.
** The "A" is very small.
* '''Justified''':
** Alice is in a setting where everyone must have their first initial on their clothes.
** Alice has an identical twin whose name starts with another letter, and this is how people tell them apart.
** Alice has to wear a uniform, but she's a nonconformist so she embroiders the "A" on her shirt to set herself apart.
** Alice just likes wearing an "A" on her shirt.
* '''Inverted''': A big letter wears a shirt with a person embroidered on it.
* '''Subverted''': Alice was wearing the "A" on her shirt, but it was AllJustADream.
* '''Double Subverted''': She decides she wants an "A" on her shirt and embroiders the "A" on.
* '''Parodied''': AliceAndBob go back in time to Ancient Greece, where they meet Alice's ancestor Damali, who has an UncannyFamilyResemblance to Alice and wears a big Delta on her clothes around where Alice has her "A".
* '''Zigzagged''': Sometimes, Alice wears the "A", sometimes not.
* '''Averted''': Nobody has a letter on their clothes anywhere.
* '''Lampshaded''': "What does the "A" stand for?"
* '''Enforced''': The writers want to make it clear which character is Alice.
* '''Invoked''': Alice's tailor designs her shirt and sews the "A" on it.
* '''Exploited''': People can instantly recognise Alice due to the "A" on her shirt.
* '''Defied''': There's a place with a dress code that doesn't allow letters on clothes for whatever reason.
* '''Discussed''':
-->'''Alice''': "I'd like to have my own insignia, but what do I put?"
-->'''Bob''': "Just put your initials."
-->'''Alice''': "I have these EmbarrassingInitials A.I.D.S. and I don't want people to make fun of me."
-->'''Bob''': "Just put an 'A', then."
* '''Conversed''': Alice is a character in a ShowWithinAShow which Charles is a fan of. He introduces Frank to the show.
-->'''Frank''': "Who are those two ladies?"
-->'''Bob''': "That's Alice and Greta, they're identical twins. You can tell them apart 'cause Alice has this big ol' 'A' on her shirt."
* '''Implied''': In the background, a character is seen pointing at another and asking, "What does that stand for?".
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's "A" is very intricately done and Bob says, "All that fuss over just one letter?!"
* '''Played for Drama''': Bob [[DisneyDeath thinks Alice died]] because he sees a blood-stained shirt with an "A" on it. It turns out she was just injured, but the scene with him finding the blood-stained "A" shirt and crying is still a dramatic moment.
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