alfa
has been listed 2 times with 0 comments
bravo
has been listed 6 times with 0 comments
charlie
has been listed 5 times with 2 comments
delta
has been listed 28 times with 2 comments
echo
has been listed 39 times with 1 comment
foxtrot
has been listed 13 times with 0 comments
golf
has been listed 11 times with 2 comments
hotel
has been listed 7 times with 0 comments
india
has been listed 8 times with 1 comment
juliet
has been listed 4 times with 3 comments
kilo
has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
lima
has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
mike
has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
november
has been listed 10 times with 0 comments
oscar
has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
papa
has been listed 8 times with 6 comments
quebec
has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
romeo
has been listed 6 times with 2 comments
sierra
has been listed 12 times with 0 comments
tango
has been listed 16 times with 0 comments
uniform
has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
victor
has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
whiskey
has been listed 18 times with 2 comments
x-ray
has been listed 5 times with 0 comments
yankee
has been listed 9 times with 4 comments
zulu
has been listed 3 times with 0 comments
Arby, maybe the "ph" isn't used because it's more common to use "f" for that sound in languages other than English (as in oroboros' explanation). That's what I'd assumed, anyway.
Actually, it's short for alfalfa. ;)
Shouldn't "alfa" be spelled alpha? Or am I crazy...
Cool! Thanks.
J.: After the war, with many aircraft and ground personnel drawn from the allied armed forces, "Able Baker" continued to be used in civil aviation. But many sounds were unique to English, so an alternative "Ana Brazil" alphabet was used in Latin America. But the International Air Transport Association (IATA), recognizing the need for a single universal alphabet, presented a draft alphabet to the ICAO in 1947 which had sounds common to English, French, and Spanish. After further study and modification by each approving body, the revised alphabet was implemented November 1, 1951
--Wikipedia
Hmmm, I wonder why they changed.
A useful list--thanks.