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While you might think people are just picking random words—and indeed some might be—there is actually a defined military phonetic alphabet that was established over the first half of the 1900s that ...

You might have seen it in movies: Pilots and air traffic controllers saying "tree," "fife," and "niner" instead of three, five, and nine. What is that about?

During World War II, the United States military used a modified version of the Joint Army / Navy Phonetic Alphabet (JANAP). This was adopted in 1941 and continued to be used until 1957 when it was ...

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet (and Pronunciations) In 1956, NATO allies decided to adopt one phonetic alphabet for all members to use, changing only a few letters from the previous version.

People combine sounds - often corresponding to letters of the alphabet - to produce words that carry meaning, then produce sequences of words to create sentences to convey more complex meanings. For ...

(CNN) – Scientists said they have discovered a “phonetic alphabet” in whale calls, identifying a previously unknown complexity in whale communication. Researchers used artificial ...

Scientists using AI have found sperm whales can vary the tempo, rhythm and length of their click sequences, creating a richer communication system than realized.