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Alpha Bravo Charlie
Can you help me complete a really unhelpful phonetic alphabet?
A - aesthetic
B - bdellium, or bee
C - czar
D - Django
E - ewe
F
G - genuflect
H - hotel
I - iridium
J - jojoba
K - knife
L - Llandudno
M - mnemonic
N
O - ouija
P - pneumonia
Q - Qatar
R
S - sugar
T - tsar
U - Uakari
V
W - wrestle
X - xenophobia
Y - Ygraine, or You
Z
A - aesthetic
B - bdellium, or bee
C - czar
D - Django
E - ewe
F
G - genuflect
H - hotel
I - iridium
J - jojoba
K - knife
L - Llandudno
M - mnemonic
N
O - ouija
P - pneumonia
Q - Qatar
R
S - sugar
T - tsar
U - Uakari
V
W - wrestle
X - xenophobia
Y - Ygraine, or You
Z
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This was on a genuine alphabet display in my mother's first primary school.
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like B is bdellium (I guess the B is silent?)
J - jai alai
O - ouija
and I could provide candidates for the rest if you need help completing your list!
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For W - wreck/wrestle/wrinkle, etc.
For X - Xylophone? (Or is that one too obvious?)
Also: I see you've already taken care of 'c', but - czar!
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I will confess, I have genuinely said "B for honey" on a call when I was stumped. But "B for bee" would be equally unhelpful.
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Oh -
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A for horses, etc. (you have to think for a moment about some of them, but many are obvious when spoken aloud)
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/alphabet/
This particular version works well for my age group, but there are many variations.
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