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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread A as in apple #181145 12/23/2008 2:04 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 jeanine stranger jeanine stranger Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 My mother has a difficult time hearing over the phone and often asks us to spell out a word. Recently she has begun asking us to spell with the "A as in apple" method. On our last call she asked, "Is there a word for spelling like that?" I didn't know - does anyone else? Last edited by jeanine; 12/23/2008 2:15 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A as in apple jeanine #181146 12/23/2008 2:12 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont welcome, jeanine! apparently, that type of alphabet is called a "phonetic" alphabet: NATO and a whole bunch of stuff! (though some of the links are mad broken) formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A as in apple Buffalo Shrdlu #181147 12/23/2008 2:22 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 jeanine stranger jeanine stranger Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2 Thank you! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A as in apple jeanine #181160 12/24/2008 12:27 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 A as in Aesthete B as in Bdellium C as in Ctenoid D as in Djinn . . . Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A as in apple Faldage #181712 01/14/2009 12:33 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia doc_comfort addict doc_comfort addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia A for ism B for mutton C for highlanders D for ential E for brick ... ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A as in apple doc_comfort #181750 01/15/2009 8:21 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Originally Posted By: doc_comfort A for ism B for mutton C for highlanders D for ential E for brick ... ... F for vessence Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A as in apple olly #181751 01/15/2009 9:31 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Quote: Originally Posted By: olly Originally Posted By: doc_comfort A for ism B for mutton C for highlanders D for ential E for brick ... ... F for vessence Sometimes we get a little carried away trying to outdo ourselves. Welcome jeanine hope you stay with us. Can't you and your mother simple come up with a standard set of letters (A as in apple, B as in boy, C as in Charlie) and have it at hand when talking??? ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A as in apple LukeJavan8 #181791 01/16/2009 5:00 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA "Phonal" is as close as I cold come without spending all morning at it. Here are some other possibilities: http://onelook.com/?w=*&loc=revfp2&clue=phonetic+a-as-in-apple dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: A as in apple dalehileman #181795 01/16/2009 5:24 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague G for with. jeanine, don't worry. They are carried away by alphabêtism. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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