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I would venture to guess that most people have some familiarity with military time and the phonetic alphabet. Both have been used in television and film hundreds of times, however, I can ...
An Australian woman has gone viral after realizing she discovered the Phonetic alphabet by accident after calling the police about stolen property.
Whether in movies or on the phone, you’ve probably heard someone say a combination of words that sound completely senseless together, but which actually use the first letters to spell something ...
Military forces, emergency services and disaster response teams all use this phonetic alphabet to spell out critical terms.
The U.S. military phonetic alphabet in use during my first years in Army Reserve Officers Training (ROTC) was the one used by the allied forces during the Second World War.
Under the old NATO phonetic alphabet, the letter R was pronounced, “Roger” on the radio. Radio operators would say, “Roger,” to mean that a message had been properly received.
In a Lingua Franca post a few weeks ago, I needed to use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent the different pronunciations of the English word garage.
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.
Sperm whale clicking might not sound like much in a recording, but their vocalizations are the loudest on Earth, with these clicks reaching upwards of 230 decibels. Now a new analysis has revealed ...
The NATO phonetic alphabet is explored, highlighting its importance in communication and clarity.
Reddit user psychuil points to the official phonetic alphabet as a great means to convey your address or name when reception is bad. Chances are you've heard the phonetic alphabet before.