Fact 233: Why was the Phonetic Alphabet created?

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Fact 233: why was the phonetic alphabet created?


The Phonetic Alphabet was created to clarify and avoid misunderstandings in the pronunciation of specific words or letters.
The phonetic alphabet was originally created by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)  In the 1920s. The Phonetic alphabet is the alphabet used Internationally with a radio (walkie talkie), the phonetic alphabet uses appetitular word that begin with the letter for example A is Alpha.

Here is the complete list of the Phonetic Alphabet: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.

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