How often have you read a number or reference, even your own postcode to someone over the phone and found they STILL got it wrong! - Well that's why the phonic alphabet was invented - to help get references right first time!

The phonic alphabet
Call signs are used everyday by public services like the police and fire fighters but they're also useful to us too! - Using the following table you can ensure your message is understood first time and recorded exactly!

Letter	Word	Pronunciation
A	ALPHA	AL fah
B	BRAVO	BRAH voh
C	CHARLIE	CHAR lee
D	DELTA	DELL tah
E	ECHO	ECk oh
F	FOXTROT	FOKS trot
G	GOLF	GOLF
H	HOTEL	HOH tell
I	INDIA	IN dee AH
J	JULIETT	JEW lee ETT
K	KILO	KEY loh
L	LIMA	LEE mah
M	MIKE	MIKE
N	NOVEMBER	NO vem BER
O	OSCAR	OSS car
P	PAPA	PAH pah
Q	QUEBEC	KWEE beck
R	ROMEO	ROW me OH
S	SIERRA	SEE air RAH
T	TANGO	TANG go
U	UNIFORM	YOU nee FORM
V	VICTOR	VIK tah
W	WHISKEY	WISS kee
X	X-RAY	ECKS ray
Y	YANKEY	YANG kee
Z	ZULU	ZOO loo

Number		Pronunciation
1		WUN
2		TOO
3		THUH ree
4		FO wer
5		FI yiv
6		SIX
7		SEVEN
8		AIT
9		NINER
0		ZERO

How often have you read a number or reference, even your own postcode to someone over the phone and found they STILL got it wrong! - Well that's why the phonic alphabet was invented - to help get references right first time!

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