You've probably heard the phonetic alphabet before in movies, especially war movies. A crackle comes over someone's radio and a voice cuts through the static: "Alfa Bravo, this is Foxtrot Victor.

It helps agencies, businesses, services, aviators, and civilians communicate more clearly and precisely. Familiarizing yourself with the letters could help you spell out your name over the phone while ...

These phrases are often picked up by the troops, and they make their way into the vernacular and sometimes pop culture too.

Standing in front of the cashier in the take-out line, you tell them your name so you can pick up that pizza you called in 20 minutes ago. The confused cashier tells you, “Hmm, I don’t have an order ...

Inside the Supreme Court chamber of the U.S. Capitol on May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse sat down to make history. The moment was the culmination of more than 12 years of work, and it was only in the ...

The NATO phonetic alphabet is a universally adopted spelling code. It helps agencies, businesses, services, aviators, and civilians communicate more clearly and precisely. Familiarizing yourself with ...