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      the 2nd list isn’t great… Chicago and Sugar? N is two words, Mary and Henry are similar… I think part of the NATO one is you’d be able to tell even if you miss part of the word.

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        Also that the words are accurately pronounceable with a heavy accent. I think there’s an international version that considers more languages here, particularly south-east asian.

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      As a non-native speaker I’d have no idea how to pronounce or spell Jig, Oboe, Tare or Yoke

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        Which is exactly why the NATO alphabet is the way it is. NATO is an international organization, and the alphabet is suitable for that.

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        Jig - take the Ji from Jim and add a “g”

        Oboe - oh bow

        Tare - take the “T” from top and the “are” from share. Or more annoyingly, switch the P for T in “pear”.

        Yoke - same as woke, poke, toke, joke but with a Y as the first sound. It’s also pronounced the same as yolk in most accents.