Spelling Alphabet

Feb 27, 2012 00:00 · 74 words · 1 minute read General

When I have to spell something over a bad phone line or on the radio, I use a spelling alphabet - a fixed word for every letter, where the word starts with the letter it stands for. People often call these phonetic alphabets. I prefer the NATO one:

Alfa     Bravo    Charlie   Delta      Echo
Foxtrot  Golf     Hotel     India      Juliett
Kilo     Lima     Mike      November   Oscar
Papa     Quebec   Romeo     Sierra     Tango
Uniform  Victor   Whiskey   X-ray      Yankee
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