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* Telephone operationLiz Tuddenham
+* Re: Telephone operationChris Green
|+- Re: Telephone operationJMB99
|`* Re: Telephone operationNY
| `* Re: Telephone operationJMB99
|  `* Re: Telephone operationNY
|   `- Re: Telephone operationJMB99
+* Re: Telephone operationDavey
|`* Re: Telephone operationRupert Moss-Eccardt
| `- Re: Telephone operationDavey
+* Re: Telephone operationJMB99
|+- Re: Telephone operationWoody
|`- Re: Telephone operationWoody
+- Re: Telephone operationLaurence Taylor
+* Re: Telephone operationAdrian Caspersz
|+- Re: Telephone operationThe Natural Philosopher
|`- Re: Telephone operationDavey
`* Re: Telephone operationNY
 +- Re: Telephone operationJMB99
 +- Re: Telephone operationJMB99
 `* Re: Telephone operationRoger
  `* Re: Telephone operationSpike
   `* Re: Telephone operationCodger
    +* Re: Telephone operationNY
    |+- Re: Telephone operationJMB99
    |`* Re: Telephone operationTheo
    | `- Re: Telephone operationLiz Tuddenham
    `- Re: Telephone operationSpike

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From: theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Theo)
Newsgroups: uk.telecom
Subject: Re: Telephone operation
Date: 01 Dec 2023 12:29:47 +0000 (GMT)
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 by: Theo - Fri, 1 Dec 2023 12:29 UTC

NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> Are there any countries which still use their own local phonetic
> alphabet (using words which are specific to their language) in
> preference to the international alpha, bravo, charlie alphabet?

I don't know, but other languages may have more distinguishable names for
letters. eg instead of Ayy Bee See Dee there's Alpha Beta Gamma Delta, so
it's harder to get Beta and Delta confused than Bee and Dee.

Theo

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Subject: Re: Telephone operation
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 by: Liz Tuddenham - Fri, 1 Dec 2023 12:56 UTC

Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

> NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> > Are there any countries which still use their own local phonetic
> > alphabet (using words which are specific to their language) in
> > preference to the international alpha, bravo, charlie alphabet?
>
> I don't know, but other languages may have more distinguishable names for
> letters. eg instead of Ayy Bee See Dee there's Alpha Beta Gamma Delta, so
> it's harder to get Beta and Delta confused than Bee and Dee.

During WWI the German phonetic alphabet was all first names - but they
were. of course, German first names.

--
~ Liz Tuddenham ~
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From: aero.spike@btinternet.invalid (Spike)
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Subject: Re: Telephone operation
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 by: Spike - Fri, 1 Dec 2023 17:22 UTC

Codger <codger524@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 29 Nov 2023 15:38:10 GMT, Spike <aero.spike@btinternet.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Roger <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:02:05 +0000, NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There are also a lot of call centres whose staff aren't familiar with
>>>> the phonetic alphabet, if I have to spell a word (especially a postcode)
>>>> that they mishear. It's surprisingly difficult when you are put on the
>>>> spot to think of a word other than (for example) Yankee when you have to
>>>> find a "Y as in ..." word.
>>>
>>> The first alphabet I had to learn (as a GPO Continental
>>> operator) started Amsterdam, Baltimore, Casablanca, Denmark,
>>> Edison ... Yokohama. One didn't say the letter then the word,
>>> just the word.
>>>
>>> When I moved across to International the alphabet I had to
>>> learn was A Alfred, B Benjamin, C Charles, D David, E Edward
>>> ... Y Yellow.
>>>
>>> There you have two words for Y which were, at one time or
>>> another, official.
>>
>> Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog…X-ray, Yoke, Zebra gives another one for Y.
>> Possibilities from other alphabets include Yellow and Yorker.
>
> If you want to confuse non-English speakers, try these:
> https://nazmania.co.uk/2005/10/17/a-for-horses/

LOL!

--
Spike

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