“It’s called the Phonetic alphabet that’s a legitimate thing that people know and learn,” gushed Brogan. “What the f–k, mind is blown!” Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

Chances are you've heard the phonetic alphabet before. It's when a phone technician will use terms like, "T as in Thomas, R as in Roger," etc to make sure they're hearing you correctly.

Someone wrote: "It's the NATO phonetic alphabet." Another admitted: "I'm a travel agent and use it daily and I STILL don't know the phonetic alphabet LMAOOOOO I say m for mother or mike.

Oh, and by the way, the word for “n” is “November,” not “Nancy.” I guess that when it comes to the phonetic alphabet, I’m still a stickler.

By the mid-1950s, NATO recognized the need for a singular, universally-adopted phonetic alphabet, so the organization launched a review of the Able Baker alphabet, led by the U.S. and the U.K.

Click on the image for a picture preview 'Roger That The Phonetic Spelling Alphabet' is at the Kemistry Gallery, London 24t March until16 April 2011 ...

Franklin developed his phonetic alphabet in 1768 but it wasn’t published until 1789, when Noah Webster, intrigued by Franklin’s proposal, included its description in his book Dissertations on ...

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