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Bravo Zulu
Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 1, 9:46 pm, "Chuck Gould" wrote: Had occasion to verify the meaning of "Bravo Zulu", and discovered that the signal does *not* date back to WWII, at least according to the following source. Some interesting comments about the evolution of the phonetic alphabet are included: Sometimes, Wikipedia actually has it right. It amazes me that people still manage to mangle the phonetic alphabet. Listen to some of the emergency responders around here, you really begin to wonder about their backgrounds. One in particular uses Heroin instead of Hotel. :) Come to think of it, how many people actually know the phonetic alphabet - probably not many. Without looking 'em up .... Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett K???? (can't remember) Kilo? Lima Mike November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu Eisboch (with and "Echo") BZ |
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