Coachpotato  +  142550 Wed, 28 Sep 05 10:48 AM Hi! I work as a secretary and I sometimes have to spell names on the telephone. Sometimes it's difficult to understand some letters which are pronnounced in a similar way so it's usual to include a word which begins with that letter. I know there's an international list to spell words, for example I think the word for 'A' is 'Alfa'. But in Spanish when we spell a word we normally say the name of a city or country, for example: 'A' de Argentina, 'B' de Barcelona, and so on. What do people from English speaking countries do? Is there a set list you normally use? And another question, do you say: 'A' from/of Argentina? Coachpotato Joined on Wed, Jul 20 2005 Spain Full Member 233 http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a265/coachpotato/miscellaneous/santa_toys2.gif

	nona the brit  +  142555 Wed, 28 Sep 05 10:57 AM You say A for Alpha (or whatever). Yes there is an official list but most people don't know it all (I know F for Foxtrot but that's about it).  Most people just think of something on the spot A for Apple, etc.  First names seem to be a popular choice for a lot of letters, A for Adam, B for Bertie, C for Charlie, F for Freddy, etc. I wouldn't worry too much about what you pick as long as it is clear. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	pieanne  +  142575 Wed, 28 Sep 05 11:45 AM Here it is:  Alpha, Bravo, Charly, Delta, Echo, Fox(trot), Golf, Hotel, India, Juliette, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whisky, X-ray, Yankee, Zoulou. It's used by airplane pilots, otherwise, you can use any word as long as it's clear, as Nona says    pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos... DELTA

	nona the brit  +  142643 Wed, 28 Sep 05 03:46 PM You know I've never seen the whole list before. That explains why a popular show in the UK about a policewoman was called Juliette Bravo.  I never watched it but assumed it was her name. Or perhaps it was and this was a joke I missed! nona the brit Jokes

	pieanne  +  142647 Wed, 28 Sep 05 03:57 PM Maybe JB might have had an additional meaning in her case?     You know, I simply googled for the list...   pieanne

	Coachpotato  +  143031 Thu, 29 Sep 05 04:52 PM Another question, is it possible to say 'L as in Lima', as well as 'L for Lima'? And how do you pronounce Lima /ai/ or /i:/ Coachpotato

	MrPedantic  +  143132 Fri, 30 Sep 05 01:19 AM I always pronounce it like "lemur"... MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...