k as in knife
Many moons ago my earlier version of my blog had this list I use when spelling things for people over the phone. I managed to find it at archive.org and thought I’d repost…
- a as in aisle (or aye)
- b as in bdellium
- c as in czar
- d as in djibouti
- e as in eight
- f as in fjord
- g as in gnaw
- h as in herb
- i as in isle (ioan was recommended but I’m split on this one)
- j as in jalepeno
- k as in knife
- l as in Lladro (llano was another suggested alternate)
- m as in mnemonic
- n as in Nguyen (or ngwee)
- o as in oestrogen
- p as in pneumatic
- q as in queue (or quay – pronounced ‘kay’)
- r as in ????
- s as in scene (or sea)
- t as in tao (pronounced with the ‘t’ as a ‘d’)
- u as in uakari
- v as in “Five” (as in the roman numeral five – yes, a bit weak, but still gives the level of confusion suitable for phone conversations)
- w as in wrench (or ‘why’)
- x as in xenon
- y as in yttrium (Yvonne might work better for the phone?)
- z as in ????????
Got some ideas to help fill in the blanks? Let me know!