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A few minutes? Ha, no way. I think it'd take me at least a few days of short deliberate practice sessions to actually memorize this from scratch. Also, useless
by arc-in-space 4y ago
A few minutes? Ha, no way. I think it'd take me at least a few days of short deliberate practice sessions to actually memorize this from scratch. Also, useless outside of the US.
(I'm whining, but I do think this is cool.)
- thematrixturtle 4y agoThe phonetic alphabet is very much recognized and used in any English-speaking country around the world, plus airline staff working in any country period.
- adamjb 4y agoUseless outside the US? Ignoring the obvious objection, one of the design goals of the initial iteration of the NATO/ICAO phonetic alphabet was that every word in it would be familiar to you as long as you were fluent in either English, French or Spanish.
- scrollaway 4y agoI have never lived in the US :)