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Learn the phonetic alphabet for petes sake!

  • 28-01-2009 11:15am
    #1
    veryangryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,659 ✭✭✭


    Warning - This is a rant

    What is it with people who live in this country (local and foreign) that you cant frigging learn the phonetic alphabet to spell stuff, when there are obviously more and more different accents circling the place

    Anyone who doesnt know what i'm talking about should hang their head in shame

    I ordered a takeaway the other day from an Italian Restaurant, and the woman asks me to spell my address. So, realising she has little English, i proceed to go ahead...

    "Delta, Alpha...".

    She interrupts

    "what?".

    I repeat and she hands the phone to a chef who understands immediately


    Yes its just a minor thing, but fks sake some people are moronic and backward. And no im not perfect either.

    The food was delish mind...:pac:


Comments

  • #2
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Golf
    Echo
    Tango

    Alpha

    Bravo
    Lima
    Oscar
    Golf


  • #3
    Mingey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 432 ✭✭Mingey


    veryangryman wrote: »
    "Delta, Alpha...".

    She interrupts

    "what?".

    I don't blame her, thats a poncey thing to do. Why not just spell it and if she asks you to clarify then say w for wankhead.


  • #4
    OldGoat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,638 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    Edit: Way too slow.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • #5
    Wagon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,119 ✭✭✭Wagon


    It can be frightening, you ask somebody to spell their address and suddenly a ****ing plane lands on your Take Away.


  • #6
    tech77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭tech77


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Warning - This is a rant

    What is it with people who live in this country (local and foreign) that you cant frigging learn the phonetic alphabet to spell stuff, when there are obviously more and more different accents circling the place

    Anyone who doesnt know what i'm talking about should hang their head in shame

    I ordered a takeaway the other day from an Italian Restaurant, and the woman asks me to spell my address. So, realising she has little English, i proceed to go ahead...

    "Delta, Alpha...".

    She interrupts

    "what?".

    I repeat and she hands the phone to a chef who understands immediately


    Yes its just a minor thing, but fks sake some people are moronic and backward. And no im not perfect either.

    The food was delish mind...:pac:

    Sierra Tango Foxtrot Uniform.


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  • #7
    Pat Mustard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,554 ✭✭✭Pat Mustard


    Ah yes, reminds me of learning my Alpha Bravo Charlies back in primary school. Don't teach like they used to.:rolleyes:


  • #8
    veryangryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,659 ✭✭✭veryangryman


    Wagon wrote: »
    It can be frightening, you ask somebody to spell their address and suddenly a ****ing plane lands on your Take Away.

    :D


  • #9
    IvySlayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    Golf
    Echo
    Tango

    Alpha

    Bravo
    Lima
    Oscar
    Golf

    Brilliant. Hats off to you Sir.


  • #10
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,039 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Whiskey
    Oscar
    Romeo
    Romeo
    Yankee

    Alpha
    Bravo
    Oscar
    Uniform
    Tango

    Sierra
    Oscar
    Mike
    Echo
    Tango
    Hotel
    India
    November
    Golf

    Echo
    Lima
    Sierra
    Echo

    Oscar
    Papa


  • #11
    longshanks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    learn the phonetic alphabet for petes sake!

    who's pete?


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  • #12
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    Whats worse is when people start making up the phonetic alphabet :rolleyes:


  • #13
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,309 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Just to add the americans have their own version of the phonetic alphabet so it isn't really universal


  • #14
    Jet Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭Jet Black


    If I had little English and someone start saying delta echo etc I would not have a clue tbh


  • #15
    rain on
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭rain on


    I know this phonetic alphabet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipa

    It's never helped with ordering takeaways.


  • #16
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Gran Hermano wrote: »
    Golf
    Echo
    Tango

    Alpha

    Lima
    India
    Foxtrot
    Echo

    Foxtrot
    Yankee
    Papa

    Seriously OP, you sound like a right d*ckhead.

    Just spell it out like any normal person does...

    "M for monkey, O for orange, U for umbrella, N for Nigel, T for tiger, A for alphabet, I for Intergalactic, N for Nepotism..........."


  • #17
    dr.bollocko
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Get a blog indeed. Thread locked.
    Dave! wrote: »
    Seriously OP, you sound like a right d*ckhead.
    Banned


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