Halifax Bank - NATO phonetic alphabet

scott_lithgows

A for 'orses (hay for horses)
B for mutton (beef or mutton)
C for 'th highlanders (Seaforth Highlanders)
D for 'ential (deferential)
E for Adam (Eve or Adam)
F for 'vescence (effervescence)
G for police (chief of police)
H for respect (age for respect)
I for Novello (Ivor Novello)
J for oranges (Jaffa oranges)
K for 'ancis, (Kay Francis), or K for undressing
L for leather (Hell for leather)
M for 'sis (emphasis)
N for 'adig (in for a dig, or infradig)
O for the garden wall (over the garden wall)
P for a penny (pee for a penny)
Q for a song (cue for a song), or Q for billiards (cue for billiards)
R for mo' (half a mo')
S for you (it's for you)
T for two (tea for two)
U for films (UFA films)
V for La France (vive la France)
W for a bob (double you for a bob)
X for breakfast (eggs for breakfast)
Y for Gawd's sake (why, for God's sake)
Z for breezes (zephyr breezes: see West wiind

SuperHan

My post code ends AE, and I always give it in the phonetic alphabet, but about 80% of the time after I say Alpha Echo the person on the other end says "L for what?".

No matter how hard I try to pronounce it properly, I still get this, so my accent must cause some issue even when I try to stop it!

lisa110rry

Having a husband whose pulse (taken by a health professional) has varied between 37 and 106 lately, I don't think the heartbeat thing would work for him. Though having been in the RAF and CAA/MOD he certainly knows his NATO alphabet!

ps, pulse stabilised now by varying medication

Loved the "A for 'orses" post!

d123

SuperHan wrote: »

My post code ends AE, and I always give it in the phonetic alphabet, but about 80% of the time after I say Alpha Echo the person on the other end says "L for what?".

Have you tried saying "A E ,that is Alpha Echo"?

SuperHan

d123 wrote: »

Have you tried saying "A E ,that is Alpha Echo"?

I quite enjoy the game now

SnowMan

frank777 wrote: »

Don't know if it's just on the freephone number, but the Halifax Bank help line require your memorable information spoken in the NATO phonetic alphabet. The customer service seemed surprised when I got through, she said you have passed security and I can now deal with your call.

Good job I've got a printed card handy at home with the NATO phonetic alphabet - the computer was very strict about pronunciation as well:eek:

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