Phonetic alphabet- did you learn it?

xOxSinéadxOx · 04-02-2009 12:42AM

what is the phonetic alphabet?

Sofaspud · 04-02-2009 01:06AM

I've been working in a call centre nearly 2 years now, I'm sure I'd remember it if I tried very hard, but when I'm actually on a call I'm completely fucked if I can remember the phonetics.

When you're asking for one specific letter, suddenly all knowledge of that letters existance disappears from your brain, unless involved in a dirty word.

"So that's P, for . . . . umm . . . . . . . . . . ahh yes, Penis?"

spatchco · 04-02-2009 01:07AM

xoxsineadxox,,, phonetic as in phone,worldwide use for radio telephone that it in simple form i am sure somebody will come back and reply .
x=x-ray
o=oscar
x=x-ray
s=sierra
i=india
n=november
e=echo
a=alpha
d=delta
x=x-ray
o=oscar
x=x-ray

Capt'n Midnight · 04-02-2009 01:11AM

xOxSinéadxOx wrote: »

what is the phonetic alphabet?

It's like a tracker mortguage

dcukhunter · 04-02-2009 01:15AM

I had to learn it for work when we would be using the radio's.

Peteee · 04-02-2009 01:21AM

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is this all about then?

Susannahmia · 04-02-2009 01:47AM

That's honestly the first time I've even heard of it. So that's what that dell call center guy was saying to me the last time I had to call them, I just thought he was a bit mad.

Oh well you learn something new everyday.

Jazzy · 04-02-2009 02:13AM

i learned the greek alphabet

but that was thanks to a computer game (god bless mechwarrior 2

)

Posy · 04-02-2009 02:45AM

Phonetic alphabet:

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

Saves people saying 'did you say B or C..?' etc
Especially important for flight numbers/car registrations where a wrong letter means trouble.

*I think they're all correct- I could stand corrected.

Steyr · 04-02-2009 02:48AM

Caderyn wrote: »

Phonetic alphabet:

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

Saves people saying 'did you say B or C..?' etc
Especially important for flight numbers/car registrations where a wrong letter means trouble.

*I think they're all correct- I could stand corrected.

Perfect.

Posy · 04-02-2009 03:11AM

Woo-hoo!

Run_to_da_hills · 04-02-2009 03:29AM

Again.

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

bealbocht · 04-02-2009 03:43AM

tried to learn in when working in a call center for a bit. Well I looked at the list a few times. If never really registered with me either, when people were calling things out to me.

My main problem was , I could only ever think of swear/rude words when thinking of a letter..

A = a-hole
B = bollix
C = c-nt
d - dickhead
e - eejit ..
f- fcuk
g ... mm never really worked out a full list,

could have been something to do with the customers I was dealing with all day. So thought it best, to just try to avoid the whole thing, before I said something I shouldnt have.

marcsignal · 04-02-2009 08:25AM

Theres a new one for the recession

A - Arsehole
B - Brian
C - Cowen
D - Depression
E - Economy
F - Fucked
G - Gobshites
H - Hopeless
I - Incompetent
J - Jeasus
K - Kamikaze
L - Laughable
M - Morons
N - Negligent
O - Obscene
P - Pricks
Q - Quango
R - Rip-off
S - Suicide
T - Terrible
U - Unholy
V - Vultures
W - Wankers
X - X-ray (omitted due to HSE cut backs)
Y - Yes-men
Z - Zero

Sam Vimes · 04-02-2009 09:26AM

spatchco wrote: »

xoxsineadxox,,, phonetic as in phone,worldwide use for radio telephone that it in simple form i am sure somebody will come back and reply .
x=x-ray
o=oscar
x=x-ray
s=sierra
i=india
n=november
e=echo
a=alpha
d=delta
x=x-ray
o=oscar
x=x-ray

or of course:

Yankee Oscar Romeo Echo Mike Alpha

0ubliette · 04-02-2009 09:35AM

cornbb wrote: »

Yankee Echo Sierra.

I think anyone who's done time in a call centre would probably know it too.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Yep learnt it from my punishment years spent in a call centre too. I always get the feeling when using it now around people who obviously dont know it tho, that they think im some kind of andy mcnab military nut or something when im on the phone going 'foxtrot uniform charlie kilo' etc etc

gamblitis · 04-02-2009 12:09PM

For some reason I learned it in secondary school and what wasn't due to classes.There was one room we had a class in that had a massive poster outside of it with the whole Phonetic Alphabet and all the hand signals on it too. Never really got around to learning the hand signals though :-/

midlandsmissus · 04-02-2009 01:00PM

I did learn it school, can only remember a few of them. If you ever ring phone companies about anything, and you give them your details, they ask immediately 'is that alpha tango echo whatever' and I'm like just gimme my minutes for god's sake!!!!'

DevilsBreath · 04-02-2009 01:15PM

Didn't learn it in school but had to learn it for my job.

Phonetic alphabet- did you learn it?

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