By the mid-1950s, NATO recognized the need for a singular, universally-adopted phonetic alphabet, so the organization launched a review of the Able Baker alphabet, led by the U.S. and the U.K.

Q and U wed in fun phonetic lesson. April 25, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. | Updated April 24, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. by Marie Martin Here comes the bride, all dressed in Q. The groom was dressed in U.

Lenition, a pervasive phonetic phenomenon, involves the systematic weakening or alteration of consonant sounds in contextual speech environments. This process, which may result in fully ...