contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoA Cool Guide: After I said “E as in egg” to customer service I looked up this guideimagemessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1387arrow-down1imageA Cool Guide: After I said “E as in egg” to customer service I looked up this guidecontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square117linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewhotookkarl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoIt is 100% more fun to make them up yourself though
minus-squareBallsandBayonets@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year 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-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoM as in Mama though, I always use that one.
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoThis is all fun and games until someone says “M as in Mancy”
minus-squareTrabic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoA as in Aye E as in Ewe S as in Sea W as in Why
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago100% agree. I often have fun with customer service or whatever coming up with fun words.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year 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.
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.
M as in Mama though, I always use that one.
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