When someone is spelling out a word or giving someone a Part Number or VIN Number on the phone that contains letters...
For example:
Break
B as in Boy
R
E as in Edward
A as in Apple
K
Part #VB96K
V as in...
B as in boy
Does this have a specific name, this technique? Are their certain words you are supposed to use when doing this or does it matter what words you use, just as long as the person on the other line understands what word you are saying?
2006-12-04 07:55:35 · 3 answers · asked by pulchritudinous 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
well i think what you are looking for is the phonetic alphabet
but thats more a, alpha, b, bravo, c, charlie, d, delta, e, echo, kinda thing
2006-12-04 08:05:54 · answer #1 · answered by amber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. the words are chosen to be unambiguous. The present alphabet was chosen shortly after the second world war. This is the alphabet used by ICAO, the international civil aviation organisation.
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
2006-12-04 16:03:23 · answer #2 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No specific words required, but if you want to be "cool", you could use the NATO phonetic alphabet:
2006-12-04 16:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋