contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoA Cool Guide: After I said “E as in egg” to customer service I looked up this guidei.redd.itimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1382arrow-down1imageA Cool Guide: After I said “E as in egg” to customer service I looked up this guidei.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square119fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewhotookkarl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-22 months agoIt is 100% more fun to make them up yourself though
minus-squareBallsandBayonets@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoThis alphabet was carefully designed to minimize the chance of confusion. I’d rather be accurate than fun. … I don’t get invited to many parties.
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoM as in Mama though, I always use that one.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIn my experience I always have issues with “S as in Sierra” because most people don’t know what the hell Sierra is. Because they are uncultured heathens.
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoThis is all fun and games until someone says “M as in Mancy”
minus-squareTrabic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoA as in Aye E as in Ewe S as in Sea W as in Why
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months ago100% agree. I often have fun with customer service or whatever coming up with fun words.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThere is a fun one based on the periodic table. It includes things like P as in Lead and A as in Gold
It is 100% more fun to make them up yourself though
This alphabet was carefully designed to minimize the chance of confusion. I’d rather be accurate than fun.
… I don’t get invited to many parties.
M as in Mama though, I always use that one.
In my experience I always have issues with “S as in Sierra” because most people don’t know what the hell Sierra is. Because they are uncultured heathens.
This is all fun and games until someone says “M as in Mancy”
A as in Aye
E as in Ewe
S as in Sea
W as in Why
100% agree. I often have fun with customer service or whatever coming up with fun words.
There is a fun one based on the periodic table.
It includes things like P as in Lead and A as in Gold