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Apr 2, 2017 12:09 PM
jonb237
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UnluckyLunkhead
L for Leather, N for Anything, O for Oaf.
RobK636
M as in Mancy.
tmjax
O should have been "O as in Opossum"
Imadudeplayingadudedisguisedasanotherdude
Lols! I have actually used xylophone when giving my post code over the phone
mammothjosh52
Jalapeno is Spanish so it makes sense it wouldn't correspond in English. If you're gonna point out mistakes in English, at least use English
jonb237
The idea was to irritate when spelling words so all is game, I think
mershtaters
As a call center rep, *heavy sigh*
HandoB4Javert
Oozy Knife.
Adreye
Jalapeño...
RiotGrasper
Tsu and Su don't sound exactly the same.
Flyndaran
Not everyoene pronounces the t in tsunami. Most English speakers don't.
jonb237
Would still be frustrating to say 'T for Tsunami'
bubblebubblepop
This is the pointless interesting things I come to imgur for.
cerealbit
Well Fnord Urn!
Howmanygoddamnusernamesaretherejustletmepickone
Some of these are unphonetic just because they're not English words so of course they would be pronounced differently
Oilyoily
Some of these are unphonetic because they are English words so of course they would be pronounced differently.
metricchip
A as in aye, E as in eye
idunnogoddamwaterbottles
I as in I
Missssssssssssssssssssissippi
I bet people who aren't aware of Welsh pronunciation are struggling with Llandudno
Raecracy123abc
I talk over radios for my job and often use the standard alpha bravo.... I really really want to use this now
TeeMee123
having a welsh word for L is cheating don't you think
jonb237
All English just did not cut it
TeeMee123
L is pronounced 'ell' so you could have had 'large' or something
jonb237
I do no pronounce 'Large' as elarge. It is difficult on some letters
radiocaf
As someone who has to use the phonetic alphabet daily at work, this is hilarious.
imadethissoicouldpost
Upvoting purely for Llandudno xD
slightlybored
But Llandudno doesn't start with an L, it starts with an LL
Idonapostrophetknowmyname
Imagine how many people are like 'L-andudno, nothing wrong with that'
PaddyJD
Walessss
Thatguyandhisdog
No you idiot! I said: "M" and in "Mancy"
PatronSaintofKillers
You of all people
PandaTheVampireSlayer
Funny story: I work at a call center. Buddy of mine used this while clarifying a serial number. Girl understood the reference.
Tanalei
Now that is just cruel... I love it!
CptCronos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dvPhtNZCj0 Barenaked Ladies did a song similar to this.
BardicLasher
With many of the same words, even.
ravelingRuh
came looking for this
Izziluvmunch
What's wrong with cucumber?
jonb237
Q-cumber?
CISMaleScumLord
K should also be Know just to confuse things more
ShawnS4362
We use this for work. It's hilarious.
RatVegas
Bdellium Cucumber is the best Sherlock Holmes
ConfederacyOfDunces
I saw the fnords!
SparkleJBacontits
I saw it too!.. Wait... plural? .... going back in for another look....
ConfederacyOfDunces
Nah there was just one. But in the book it was always "the fnords."
McDusty
Classic. I like this. Our pet thing we do at work is say "B for Bictor" to our callers.
arewethebaddies
I did that for 15 minutes to a buddy who was asking about keybinds in a game.... We still make fun of him with that trick
TurkeyFarmsBlelluh
The 'n' in 'No' makes the regular 'n' sound.....doesn't it????
jonb237
You are right. I couldn't find one for 'N'. Do you have any suggestions?
TurkeyFarmsBlelluh
Um 'damn'
TurkeyFarmsBlelluh
oh wait that doesn't start with N
jonb237
I applaud the enthusiasm though
whathappensifichangethistext
gevans446
Sounds like a Harry Potter spell if I have ever heard one.
Dillonnnyousonofabitch
Beneficial Cucumber.
demergivore
His name's Berinder. Berinder Cucumbach.
Downsvotesyndrom
Blurpledick cuminhersnatch
thetain
Wow...that didn't take long
GuardsmanMiku
No? Zeus? You? View? Urn? Sea? Cucumber? Rwanda? half of these dont even work
Vesvvi
No = negate, sea = C, urn = earn, you = U. The point is being ambiguous.
cousteau
And same applies to "S as in C" I guess. Admittedly it's not the same as the rest.
cousteau
"Y as in U" can be a confusing thing to hear.
GratefulUndead
right about Zeus though.
GuardsmanMiku
how should it be pronounced?
GratefulUndead
Zeus should be pronounced like it starts with a "z". Saying "Z as in Zeus" should work for 99% of English speakers.
GuardsmanMiku
so yeah, zeus is a bad example for an unphonetic alphabet
pirate4lifes
Make a better one, I'll upvote it.
jonb237
Me too
cousteau
Got Zapata and Van der Waals (or any other Van or Von). Maybe Rennes too depending on how you pronounce it. Urn is fine.
cousteau
Oh, and Nguyen