Use the Phonetic Alphabet

Every once in a while I get frustrated trying to figure out whether someone said “t” or “d” or “p” while spelling out a word. So as a public service, I urge people to learn the phonetic alphabet. It makes life easier — and on top of that it is very very cool to spell words quickly. My name for instance is spelled as “mike echo echo romeo alpha”

Letter Word Pronunciation
A ALPHA AL fah

B BRAVO BRAH voh

C CHARLIE CHAR lee

D DELTA DELL tah

E ECHO ECk oh

F FOXTROT FOKS trot

G GOLF GOLF

H HOTEL HOH tell

I INDIA IN dee AH

J JULIETT JEW lee ETT

K KILO KEY loh

L LIMA LEE mah

M MIKE MIKE

N NOVEMBER NO vem BER

O OSCAR OSS car

P PAPA PAH pah

Q QUEBEC KWEE beck

R ROMEO ROW me OH

S SIERRA SEE air RAH

T TANGO TANG go

U UNIFORM YOU nee FORM

V VICTOR VIK tah

W WHISKEY WISS kee

X X-RAY ECKS ray

Y YANKEY YANG kee

Z ZULU ZOO loo