The Phonetic Alphabet

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Are you ever frustrated trying to give your details, email address or document name over the phone to someone?

The internationally recognized Phonetic Alphabet is always a life saver and helps avoid the possibility of misunderstanding.
If used appropriately it can drastically reduce the call time and save unnecessary follow-up calls, in particular where the misheard words or characters end up with documents being sent to the wrong person or even non-existent person; emails never reaching the destination etc.

A – Alpha                    K – Kilo                         U – Uniform
B – Bravo L – Lima V – Victor
C – Charlie M – Mike W – Whiskey
D – Delta N – November X – X-ray
E – Echo O – Oscar Y – Yankee
F – Foxtrot P – Papa Z – Zulu
G – Golf Q – Quebec . – decimal (point)
H – Hotel R – Romeo . – (full) stop
I – India S – Sierra
J – Juliet T – Tango

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