“It’s called the Phonetic alphabet that’s a legitimate thing that people know and learn,” gushed Brogan. ... “Who else was today years old when they learnt this,” said a third person.

During World War II, the United States military used a modified version of the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet (JANAP). This was adopted in 1941 and continued to be used until 1957 when it was ...

By the mid-1950s, NATO recognized the need for a singular, universally-adopted phonetic alphabet, so the organization launched a review of the Able Baker alphabet, led by the U.S. and the U.K.

In the phonetic alphabet, “long” vowel pronunciations are achieved using double vowels. The changes weren’t all reductive. Franklin’s alphabet includes six letters of his own devise: ...

But in situations where accuracy and every second count — as is the case with the military and first responders — the phonetic alphabet is often employed for the sake of clarity.

The phonetic alphabet is a staple of aviation. In many ways, aviation and radiotelephony grew together during the World War era, and radio phonetics and aviation (as well as naval operations) are ...

Chances are you've heard the phonetic alphabet before. It's when a phone technician will use terms like, "T as in Thomas, R as in Roger," etc to make sure they're hearing you correctly.

The visual interpretation of the alphabet should be simple enough. ... 'Roger That The Phonetic Spelling Alphabet' is at the Kemistry Gallery, London 24t March until16 April 2011.