P is for Pterodactyl.
There is a children’s book with that title that my kids liked when they were small. Thanks for the memory prompt!
From the book:
A is for Aisle
B is for Bdellium
C is for Czar
D is for Djibouti
E is for Ewe
F is not for Photo, phlegm, phooey, or phone
G is for Gnocchi
H is for Heir
I is not for Eye
J is for Jai Alai
K is for Knight
L is not for Elle
M is Mnemonic
N is not for Knot
O is for Ouija
P is for Pterodactyl
Q is for Quinoa
R is not for Are
S is for Seas
T is for Tsunami
U is not for You
V is for Five
W is Wren
X is for Xylophone
Y is not for Why
Z is for Zhivago
Lol - “Q as in Queue” hahahaha I bet someone thinks this is official enough to use.
I hope someone uses this, religiously, for life. :)Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
Xray
Yankee
ZuluAfter having to learn these for work years ago, my life got a lot easier. Bad phone call? Phonetics, precise radio comms.? Phonetics. Just works, should be taught in every school.
I just realized the irony in “Phonetic Alphabet” phonetically starting with the “F” sound
Alfa
Balfa
Calfa
DalfaW for why and Y for you is delightful
I made this phonetic alphabet for the information age
Didn’t know Englishers skipped the T in tsunami
Most of them do, yeah. You may hear a bit of a “tongue click” or something with others first before the “s”. A lot of first-language English speakers seem to really struggle when they see two consonants together that they haven’t previously encountered.
This is diabolical. Thanks, I hate it.
This makes me irrationally angry. Well done!
P pneumonia G gnu K knees
I used to do this all the time when I worked at a call center.
I was getting angry reading this.
Calm down, Mancy.
As someone who had to learn the actual NATO alphabet, if I look too hard at this, I’m likely to give myself a stroke.
