it's a JUMBLE out there

Airline reservations, among others, create a confirmation code made up of a string of letters. This is because for each letter place there are 26 opportunities to be different, as compared to 10 for numbers. That's why license plates do the same thing. All well and good when you are online and typing. call them up on the telephone and speak your confirmation code, such as "EDUTQF" and things get interesting. "is that B or E, T or P?" the airline representative asks. So you try to clear that up so you can change your ticket or whatever. You do that by using a system of words that represent each letter. If you were in the military, police, or aviation, you already know the official words. I have heard folks make up words that sound silly. For example "A" as in Ann Hathaway, B as in Barbie, etc.

In the interest of making things easier for you, this is the usual and customary list:

Alpha

Bravo

Charlie

Delta

Echo

Foxtrot

Golf

Hotel

India

Juliet

Kilo

Lima

Mike

November

Oscar

Papa

Quebec

Romeo

Sierra

Tango

Uniform

Victor

Whiskey

X-ray

Yankee

Zulu