SUBVERSIVE PHONETIC ALPHABET this ain't your daddy's whiskey tango foxtrot 12345678901234567890123456789012345678 -------------------------------------- qualifications to make the list: - general ambiguity, or homonymity - multiple positives: knight/night - high possibility of miscommunication in low SNR situations A as in ATE B as in BAIT C as in CEREAL (CENT/CARL) D E as in EIGHT (ELICIT) F as in FOR G as in GYM (GATE/GARY) H as in HIGH I J as in JORGE (pronounced "GEORGE") K as in KARL (KNIGHT) L as in LOW M as in MANGO N as in NIGHT (KNEE/NAVY/GNAT) O as in OH P (PHISH) Q as in QUARTER (pronounced "CARTER") R as in RIGHT S as in SERIAL T as in TWO U V W X Y as in YOU Z as in XYLOPHONE (ZERO) 12345678901234567890123456789012345678 -------------------------------------- possible sources for inspiration: www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html AND THIS IS A LIST OF RHYMES just to make things interesting BECAUSE if someone used these on the phone you would be seriously annoyed ATE BAIT CATE DATE EIGHT FATE GAIT/GATE HATE I J KATE LATE MATE NATE O PATE Q RATE SATE TATE/TAIT U V WAIT X Y Z