"gregg" wrote

Has the phonetic alphabet been standardized worldwide?

Gregg


take a look he

A Phonetic Alphabet.htm
The NATO phonetic alphabet: 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

[This alphabet dates from about 1955 and is approved by the International
Civil Aviation Organization, the FAA and the International Telecommunication
Union; note that different bodies prefer different spellings, so one also
sees: Alfa Juliett Juliette Oskar Viktor]

Some Phoenetic Numbers

Phonetics for digits (from an amateur radio FAQ):

zero one two tree fower fife six seven eight niner

From the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language:

zero wun too tree fower fife six seven ait niner

Atlantic City ITU convention 1947:

Nadazero NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH
Unaone OO-NAH-WUN
Bissotwo BEES-SOH-TOO
Terrathree TAY-RAH-TREE
Kartefour KAR-TAY-FOWER
Pantafive PAN-TAH-FIVE
Soxisix SOK-SEE-SIX
Setteseven SAY-TAY-SEVEN
Oktoeight OK-TOH-AIT
Novenine NO-VAY-NINER


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