phonetic alphabet
2026-04-15 13:08 UTC
Replies (40)
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@wieson@feddit.org 2026-04-16 05:04
Didn’t know Englishers skipped the T in tsunami
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@cattywampas@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 14:01
I thought L was ligma.
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@merc@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-16 01:51
Better suggestions for B: Breath: Half the people would say “breathe” instead. Boatswain: most people would have no idea how that’s pronounced Bury: a word with lots of different regional pronunciations
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@Maggoty@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 23:09
NCD is leaking again. Someone get the 100mph tape.
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@Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-16 05:41
I always thought it was “G for Gnome” - huh, never too late to learn.
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@YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2026-04-16 03:50
Reading this made my left eye twitch. Good job.
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@Treczoks@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 06:23
Whoever sells this as the “NATO Alphabet” needs to be taken outside and shot. You can think of military what you like, but the real NATO alphabet is a phonetic masterpiece. RobWords has an interesting video about it on YT.
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@lightsblinken@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 06:24
bloonk brain fell out error
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@ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2026-04-16 08:31
Aisle Bail Coil Deal Eel Feel Grill Hill Ill Jail Kill Lay Mill Nil Oil Pill Quill Real Seal Till Until Veal Will Xylophone Yell Zeal would work so much better.
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@wal_kr@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 08:56
posted before, but this is still my go-to:
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@ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-15 13:29
P is for Pterodactyl.
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@Slapplebags@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 18:00
I helped design the original, always funny to see it out in the wild. Also llama would’ve been a better option for lima.
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@yesman@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 13:15
I was getting angry reading this.
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@Reygle@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 17:38
Lol - "Q as in Queue" hahahaha I bet someone thinks this is official enough to use. I hope someone uses this, religiously, for life. :) Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
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@HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2026-04-15 13:51
As someone who had to learn the actual NATO alphabet, if I look too hard at this, I'm likely to give myself a stroke.
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@IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 2026-04-15 13:10
I will always use "M as in 'Mancy'"
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@dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 14:07
This is diabolical. Thanks, I hate it.
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@Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 2026-04-16 05:38
Alfa\ Balfa\ Calfa\ Dalfa
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@Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 13:26
I just realized the irony in "Phonetic Alphabet" phonetically starting with the "F" sound
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@absentbird@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 19:27
 I made this phonetic alphabet for the information age
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@tryagain@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-16 04:36
W for why and Y for you is delightful
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@fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-15 21:01
This makes me irrationally angry. Well done!
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@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2026-04-15 13:36
Why Tsunami Four
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@FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 05:32
P pneumonia G gnu K knees I used to do this all the time when I worked at a call center.
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@Theatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-15 13:31
Should have made I : Isle
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@prettybunnys@piefed.social 2026-04-15 18:03
M as in Mancy
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@DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 14:18
Clear, informative, and concise. Let's roll this out immediately.
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@merc@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-16 02:11
* E: Ewe * H: Hugh * U: Uyghur * Y: Yew
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@TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 14:54
Now that's a quality shitpost lol
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@gergolippai@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 16:37
this is so evil 🤣🤣🤣
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@samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-15 18:52
I is for "imagine" M is for "me" A is for the letter "a" G is for "gee!" I is for..."imagine" N is for "nice" E is for "Egad!" I said "imagine" twice! 
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@ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 13:36
https://www.amazon.com/Pterodactyl-Worst-Alphabet-Book-Ever/dp/1492674311
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@SaraTonin@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 17:59
A for Horses B for Mutton C for Yourself D for Dumb E for Brick F for Vessence G for H for I for One J for Oranges K for L for Leather M for N for O for God’s Sake P for Q for Ages R for Mo S for T for Baghdad U for Mism V for W for X for Breakfast Y for Z for Can’t remember the rest. I feel like Y should be really obvious, but I’ve not even thought about this since I was a kid
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@EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-15 21:52
I would have B as in bdellium. Or bee.
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@GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-04-15 15:36
This is brilliant and I despise it.
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@FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 13:43
Why is it that when I search nato alphabet everything refers to it as a "phonetic" alphabet? It's not phonetic!!
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@Speculater@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 17:20
There's gotta be better than Nine and Lima! Neigh? Nor? Lloyd? Lear?
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@RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 2026-04-15 16:48
WTF is this???
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@Zier@fedia.io 2026-04-15 14:16
J as in Yalapeno.
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@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2026-04-15 13:37
If they had thought of Ligma for L I'm sure they could have come up with something for B.