NATO phonetic alphabet
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The phonetic alphabet is a way of calling letters by a word. The first letter of the word is the letter the word stands for. This is done to help make speech easier to understand at times when it is important to be understood such as in the military and in air travel. There have been many different phonetic alphabets over time. Different countries also have different phonetic alphabets.
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This is the phonetic alphabet that is used most often today:
| A | Alfa | F | Foxtrot | K | Kilo | P | Papa | U | Uniform | Z | Zulu |
| B | Bravo | G | Golf | L | Lima | Q | Quebec | V | Victor | ||
| C | Charlie | H | Hotel | M | Mike | R | Romeo | W | Whiskey | ||
| D | Delta | I | India | N | November | S | Sierra | X | X-ray | ||
| E | Echo | J | Juliet | O | Oscar | T | Tango | Y | Yankee |
Numbers are also in the phonetic alphabet. The English numbers 0 through 8 are written and spoken the same. The number 9 is written the same, but it is pronouced niner.
