A male is a ‘mike’. We use letters selected from a standard phonetic, or spelling, alphabet so nobody fumbles for words. Spelling alphabets came about because early users of radios ...

Sometimes words just have to be spelled for others. I’ve been on phone conversations where the person on the other end is spelling for me and it’s painful. “Was that a ‘b’ or a ‘p’?” ...

CHICAGO, Jan. 3 -- Phonetic spelling was given a vote of approval by the University Congregation at the University of Chicago this afternoon. The following resolution was adopted: View Full Articl ...

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Spell it out Play any of these words ... postal code and so on. The phonetic alphabet was the obvious way I could guarantee they got down my information properly ...

Memorise and practise using the useful alfa bravo charlie-style phonetic alphabet, used worldwide to make it easier to spell words over the radio. That might clear up one confusion, but the best way ...