Every letter of the alphabet has a word to describe and clarify it in transmission. We’ve all seen movie air traffic controllers and cops and military people use the Alpha Bravo Charlie code for non-civilian lingo like, “Tango 33, you’re cleared for takeoff on Runway Whiskey Two.”
Every once in a while I'll grasp for the right word to clarify a letter as I give a mix of letters and numbers over the phone to describe something like an account number. And it's hard to quickly think of just the right word that will unmistakably translate a letter as itself and not produce an "E" where there should be a "D."
So what are the words in such a spelling alphabet? The list below is from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. All you have to do is memorize its 26 words and you'll never have a letter clarification problem again. As long as you don't mind sounding like an air traffic controller.
| Alpha | Bravo | Charlie | Delta |
| Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel |
| India | Juliet | Kilo | Lima |
| Mike | November | Oscar | Papa |
| Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango |
| Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | X-ray |
| Yankee | Zulu |
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