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I thought "Zulu" was just the common phonetic code for "Z", like Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, etc.
by drauh 11y ago
I thought "Zulu" was just the common phonetic code for "Z", like Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, etc.
- Terr_ 11y agoYes, I believe his joke/point is about the order of causation: The letter came first, and the name followed, rather than the letter being an abbreviation of the name.
- theandrewbailey 11y agoFor reference, the entire list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet#Code_words https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet#Code_wo...