A list of 26 words by oroboros.
- zulu appears on 4 other lists
- yankee appears on 12 other lists
- x-ray appears on 12 other lists
- whiskey appears on 36 other lists
- victor appears on 7 other lists
- uniform appears on 17 other lists
- tango appears on 32 other lists
- sierra appears on 17 other lists
- romeo appears on 7 other lists
- quebec appears on 5 other lists
- papa appears on 16 other lists
- oscar appears on 9 other lists
- november appears on 21 other lists
- mike appears on 6 other lists
- lima appears on 6 other lists
- kilo appears on 3 other lists
- juliet appears on 8 other lists
- india appears on 16 other lists
- hotel appears on 12 other lists
- golf appears on 26 other lists
- foxtrot appears on 15 other lists
- echo appears on 80 other lists
- delta appears on 42 other lists
- charlie appears on 9 other lists
- bravo appears on 11 other lists
- alfa appears on 1 other list
reesetee Arby, maybe the "ph" isn't used because it's more common to use "f" for that sound in languages other than English (as in oroboros' explanation). That's what I'd assumed, anyway. Jul 2, 2007
jennarenn Actually, it's short for alfalfa. ;) Jul 2, 2007
arby Shouldn't "alfa" be spelled alpha? Or am I crazy... Jul 2, 2007
jennarenn Cool! Thanks. Jul 1, 2007
oroboros J.: After the war, with many aircraft and ground personnel drawn from the allied armed forces, "Able Baker" continued to be used in civil aviation. But many sounds were unique to English, so an alternative "Ana Brazil" alphabet was used in Latin America. But the International Air Transport Association (IATA), recognizing the need for a single universal alphabet, presented a draft alphabet to the ICAO in 1947 which had sounds common to English, French, and Spanish. After further study and modification by each approving body, the revised alphabet was implemented November 1, 1951
--Wikipedia Jul 1, 2007
jennarenn Hmmm, I wonder why they changed. Jul 1, 2007
slumry A useful list--thanks. Jun 30, 2007