Syllabic Mnemonics Based On The NATO Phonetic Alphabet.
| Letter | Phonetic | Morse Code | Mnemonic (explanation) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Alpha | • — |
al-FA (that's what it says!) |
| B | Bravo | — • • • |
YEAH! *clap* *clap* *clap* (applause) |
| C | Charlie | — • — • |
CHAR-lie's AN-gels (1970s TV show) |
| D | Delta | — • • |
NEW or-leans (Mississippi Delta) |
| E | Echo | • |
hey! |
| F | Foxtrot | • • — • |
*step**step**BRUSH**step* (that's how one foxtrots!) |
| G | Golf | — — • |
HOLE IN one! |
| H | Hotel | • • • • |
ho-li-day-inn |
| I | India | • • |
bom-bay |
| J | Juliet | • — — — |
where-FORE ART THOU? |
| K | Kilo | — • — |
POUND for POUND |
| L | Lima | • — • • |
li-MA pe-ru (Lima is the capital city of Peru.) |
| M | Mike | — — |
LIKE MIKE (Michael Jordan advertising jingle) |
| N | November | — • |
AU-tumn |
| O | Oscar | — — — |
SUN-NY-DAY (Sesame Street theme song— as in "Oscar the Grouch") |
| P | Papa | • — — • |
of DOC-TOR good (from "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves", by Cher.) |
| Q | Quebec | — — • — |
A-LOU-et-TUH (a song sung by French Canadians) |
| R | Romeo | • — • |
ro-MER-o "Romeo" in Spanish. |
| S | Sierra | • • • |
ne-va-da (the Sierra Nevada) |
| T | Tango | — |
*DIP* (When the boy dips the girl, during a tango, he holds her there for a few seconds.) |
| U | Uniform | • • — |
u-ni-FORM (that's what it says!) |
| V | Victor | • • • — |
*the first 4 notes of Beethoven's 5th* (The 1st movement is also called the "Ode to Victory") |
| W | Whiskey | • -- |
jack AND COKE (Jack Daniel's whiskey, and Coca Cola.) |
| X | X-ray | -• • - |
ON-ly the BONES (that's all which is visible in an x-ray image.) |
| Y | Yankee | -• -- |
ON a PO-NY (from Yankee Doodle) |
| Z | Zulu | --• • |
SHA-KA zu-lu (name of famous Zulu king.) |
| Character | Morse Code | Syllabic | Mnemonic |
|---|---|---|---|
| . | • — • — • — |
ro-ME-ro POUND for POUND | Romero is, Pound for Pound, the best fighter period. |
| ? | • • — — • • |
un-i-FORM NEW or-leans | After the hurricane, the Uniformed personnel in New Orleans were clueless! |
| ! | — • — • — — |
AU-tumn ON a PO-NY | He was astonished to see his daughter, Autumn, riding on a pony at such a young age. |
| , | — — • • — — |
HOLE IN one, Jack AND COKE. | After hitting a hole in one, the golfer paused for a Jack and Coke, before starting the on the next hole. |
| @ | • — — • — • |
al-FA CHAR-lie's AN-gels | Because Alpha Females don't have time to sit around the office, Charlie's Angels now get their instructions via e-mail. |
| $ | • • • — • • — |
ne-va-da ON-ly the BONES | After gambling away all his money in Las Vegas, Nevada, he had only the bones left to eat. |
| = | -• • • - |
AU-tumn u-ni-FORM | There are no formal occasions in Autumn, and wearing white is not authorized after Labor Day, so all Army uniforms are equal. |
| + | • — • — • |
hey! CHAR-lie's AN-gels | Call out to Charlie's Angels for help, their assistance is always a plus. |
| - | — • • • • — |
*DIP* ho-li-day-inn *DIP* | After Dipping the room rates at his Holiday Inn once, the hotel owner dipped them again, after finding more ways to subtract overhead costs. |
| _ | • • — — • — |
bom-bay *DIP* POUND for POUND | One should pay special attention to the Bombay markets; since dips in quantities there, can affect the worldwide commodities prices, pound for pound. |
| ( | — • — — • |
AU-tumn HOLE-IN-one! | Autumn opened her golf game with a hole in one... |
| ) | — • — — • — |
AU-tumn A-LOU-et-TUH | ...and Autumn closed it with a birdie on the 18th hole. |
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