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Originally Posted by Mister Fixit
They seem to prefer countries - A for America, D for Denmark, N for Norway, etc.
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...and X for...?
A for apple, S for sugar are common ones I hear with UK travel agents, but the phonetic alphabet is in quite common use these days. It's excellent...as long as everyone understands
It must be like double dutch if you've never been exposed to it, or the concept of quoting words to clarify letters. I can just see the Thai's expression as you spell your name - Juliet Oscar Hotel November Sierra Mike India Tango Hotel
'Arai wah?'
Heard someone saying October (for 0) once on a police radio, which caused a few chuckles. Worked though.