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The NATO phonetics are so tired and old. This one uses popular fictional characters instead:

Aladdin Buffy Cruella Dorothy Edward Fiona Gandalf Hulk Igor Joker Kermit Lilo Mufasa Naruto Olaf Pikachu Quark Rapunzel Scoobie Tigger Ursula Vegeta Wolverine Xena Yoda Zorro

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[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago

M, as in Mancy

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

wow E? that's fucked up

spoiler

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

A as in Aye, B as in Bee, C as in Cay, D as in Dee, E as in Ex, F as in Fee, G as in Gee, H as in He, I as in I, J as in Jew, K as in Knight, L as in Lay, M as in May, N as in Night, O as in Oh, P as in Phi, Q as in Quran, R as in Ray, S as in Say, T as in Two, U as in Use, V as in Vain, W as in Why, X as in Xeno, Y as in You, Z as in Zeno

Anyways this is what it feels like when people don't use nato phonetic with my deaf ass

[–] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I love that book

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You used Quark, and not Quasimodo?

I'll hunch your back and make you Notre Dame all over the fifteenth century.

[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I wanted them to all be under four syllables. I also tried to maximize variety for ending sounds, and there's a lot of them that end in 'o' sounds already. Additionally I tried to pick names that could refer to multiple characters, e.g. Edward could refer to FMA, but it could also refer to Twilight; the name Quark shows up a lot. Also I didn't want the list to feel too Disney heavy.

[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Kids these days… You should demand Quatermass!

edit: ugh someone made a remake :(

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I know you chose these on purpose.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago
[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)

Unfortunately, Xena has got to go. There’s no phonetic difference with Z. Xavier might be your best bet, but that’s a tough one.

Edit… Quebec and Kilo in the NATO one give me pause, though. Maybe Xena can stay after all.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

If Cruella was written with a K, it would be pronounced the same, too. A certain amount of phonetic redundancy is pretty normal for alphabets that weren't purpose-made for that specific language.

Is Zena a word or relatively well-known name?

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If Cruella was written with a K, it would be pronounced the same, too

I suspect that's why NATO uses Charlie. No other letter is pronounced ⟨tʃ⟩ with any significant frequency in English.

Can I suggest Chucky?

Edit: actually, even better: Chewbacca.

[–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Check out Zena Warrior Princess.

[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, I really racked my brain on that one. There is a superhero named Xray, but it isn't a satisfying option. Xavier is actually really good, I don't know why I didn't think of that, professor X, easy to remember.

[–] tourist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Should just be Xen anyway.

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Eh, blame the English for making the language lmao

I'm all for this

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Love this. Quick note, Scooby is spelled with a Y.

[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Oh, thanks. My bad.

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Wheres the Yoda key

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago
[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

That’s “e”, as in “Epstein”.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago
[–] Soktopraegaeawayok@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Quark!!! I love that for Q

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So long as it's said with maximum Odo grumpiness.

Quaarrrrrrrk!

[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Improved based on feedback.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Folks still remember Zorro, that's awesome. Loved it as a kid.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Igor Dorothy Kermit

[–] NovaSel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If NATO used this they might get sued by Nintendo for P. Maybe not, but that's a showdown I'd LOVE to watch.

[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's for the internet. Nato's alphabet is so English-focused, and it sounds so militaristic now. This is for the nerds and weirdos of the world.

[–] BussyCat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

But it isnt English focused and the reason it sounds militaristic is because the media shows the military use it

Alpha is Greek Bravo is Italian Delta is Greek India is its own country Kilo is Greek Lima is a city in Peru November is Latin Papa is decently multilingual Quebec is an indigenous word that was coined by a Frenchman Sierra is Spanish Tango is Spanish Victor is Latin Zulu is an indigenous tribe

Charlie, Juliet, Mike, Oscar, Romeo are all names that exist in multiple languages

Like it’s easy to think of it as being American since the American military uses it a lot but it was specifically designed to be useful by non English speakers for joint operations

[–] shiftymccool@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

That's awesome!

[–] bryndos@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fiona.

But where's that fella with all the thorns and eths in pheir comments.

[–] absentbird@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Þere's a user around hat always writes like þis, substituting all "th" digraphs with the archaic letter Þ/þ (þhorn) or Ð/ð (eð). Þey were adapted and used interchangeably in Old English in place of "th", before eventually being replaced by þe digraph again.

Þe user in question found it entertaining to use þem once more. Some people find it extremely annoying and tedious to read.

If you need it in modern English characters, tap hereThere's a user around that always writes like this, substituting all "th" digraphs with the archaic letter Þ/þ (thorn) or Ð/ð (eth). They were adapted and used interchangeably in Old English in place of "th", before eventually being replaced by þe digraph again.

The user in question found it entertaining to use them once more. Some people find it extremely annoying and tedious to read.

[–] bryndos@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think their username is like anglosaxaphone or saxadick or somePing like dat. You'd know it because the posts are basically unreadable.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

WTF are you talking about, even if they inserted random arabic letters instead of thorn and eth the comments would still be perfectly readable.

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago