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		WCSTombs 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scripts I wrote that I use all the time The NATO alphabet is made of commonly known words that are hard to misspell and hard to mishear (at least the initial phonemes). The person on the other end doesn't need to be able to recite the words, they just need to be able to hear "november" and recognize that it starts with N.

giraffe_lady 3 months ago [–]

Yes thank you that's a good description of what a phonetic alphabet is and how it's used.

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