UK international phonetic alphabet

Quite!

I would suggest that hearing is connected with meaning.

If I say "W for wardle", you might hear wardle correctly but need to stop and ask me if I meant "wardle" as it is not a word you have heard of before.

seems pretty unlikely, as Mandela's South Africa has a province called KwaZuluNatal replacing Natal.

Phil

"The personal here would be Mike. I spell, Mike .... Er, I spell ....."

was that QRM i just heard :)

How about

Z = Zombie I=eejit (Idiot) H I'm still thinking about that one ( suggestions welcome ) .

DieSea

Not to anyone who remembers the pre-1950 (British-only?) version, and who had to unlearn 'Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, ...'

You're free, of course, to use whatever you like in private between consenting adults, but 'improving' a long-accepted international standard of some importance to life-critical aeronautical/maritime communications is not something on which to lightly embark.

You do not have to know what the word means, you only have to know what letter the word starts with; hence the "standard NATO/international phonetic alphabet" is used to assist clarity between people who are trained to use it, it is not intended for use by people who are untrained and unfamiliar with the words (vodka = V not W (wodka in its home).

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Golf

Zulu

It's no trouble at all - and who won the war anyway? It's Golf and Zulu thru and thru! :-)

'Clucking Bell'

Your posited Latino or Asian may not picture an English gentleman by the name of Michael - more likely a microphone.

I don't think the rest of the NATO International & Aviation phonetic alphabet would cause him any problems either - it is after all a long-established *international* alphabet. Good for the UK, or anywhere else on Earth. Klingons, though - could be a problem there...

- - Martin

"The personal" ?? Are we on CB now then..?! I have a name, I don't have "a" personal, although I have a lot of things that are personal..!

BTW who's this "Wlat" bloke..?

Ivor

Neither, GMT..!

Ivor

Inaccurate.

| > > Do we adjust our clocks to Zebra time now then? | > >

| > > Owain | > Nah... UTC. | | Neither, GMT..!

I'm on summer time, GMT +1.

Androcles.

| Ivor | |

I've never been in the armed forces, am clean shaven and use the phonic alphabet to ensure people (often in the US or Asia) are able to correctly understand my meaning

It's not an alphabet for use between UK "natives" - it's meant to ne, and is, an international alphabet

No, "Mother" may be misheard as "other"

I would suggest that people don't worry about trademarks, but are more concerned with clarity and comprenension - hence Tommy may be misheard as Johnny

I despair

My amateur radio log isn't..!

Ivor