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From: bhk@dsl.co.uk (Brian {Hamilton Kelly})
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Subject: Re: Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta: phonetic alphabets (revised)
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In article <3jqd71$p5b@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> Brian.Kelk@cl.cam.ac.uk  writes:

> British Army 1927:
> 
> Ack Beer Charlie Don Edward Freddy George Harry Ink Johnnie
> King London Monkey Nuts Orange Pip Queen Robert Sugar Toc
> Uncle Vic William X-ray Yorker Zebra

What about Emma (for the letter M)?  This was still current 40 years ago,
in the spelled-out abbreviations ack-emma and pip-emma for ante meridiem
and post meridiem respectively.

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