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 ...

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

GREENVILLE, N.C. (Stacker.com) — Alfa, Bravo, Charlie …” is an alphabet you may already know and understand. These words represent the letters A, B, and C in the International Radiotelephony Spelling ...

Charvy Narain is fed up with people mispronouncing her name, especially when trying to book a taxi down the phone. Could the phonetic alphabet help? Show more Charvy Narain is fed up with people ...