The English phonetic alphabet
The names of many letters of the alphabet can sound similar in English, especially over the phone (like B, D and E, or S and F). Using the phonetic alphabet can help.
For instance, if you have to give your postcode, instead of saying “SW1E 1AD”, you could say: “Sierra Whisky One Echo, One Alfa Delta”.
Here is the full list of common words, but feel free to make up your own:
- A = Alfa
- B = Bravo
- C = Charlie
- D = Delta
- E = Echo
- F = Foxtrot (or Freddy)
- G = Golf
- H = Hotel
- I = India
- J = Juliett
- K = Kilo
- L = Lima
- M = Mike
- N = November
- O = Oscar
- P = Papa
- Q = Quebec
- R = Romeo
- S = Sierra (or Sugar)
- T = Tango
- U = Uniform
- V = Victor
- W = Whisky
- X = X-ray
- Y = Yankee
- Z = Zulu
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