International phonetic alphabet

Sometimes, customer service departments and suchlike are, shall we say, less than helpful.

When they are, I can be also unhelpful.

Feigning to have no knowledge of the IPA, when they ask for serial numbers and such like, there are some belters to throw at them:

A for Aesthetic
T for Two
P for Physician
X for xenon

And my favourite of all:

L for llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!

Another thing is, when giving a number the 0 is always pronounced O. Example, 321O. Why is this done?

Deliberately unhelpful phonetic alphabet:

A for Aeon
Before C
C for Chopin
D for Dee
E forest
F for for
G for gee gee
H as has has
I for I
J for Jay
K for Kay
L for Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
M for Mnemonic
N for Nyugati
O for the wings of a dove
P for Physician
Q for the bus
R for Rare
S for Show
T for Two
U for Uyghur
V for Vie
W for Wroxeter
X for Xerox
Y for Ypres
Z for Zwitterion

I always say zero for 0.

Retep1949 I also say zero when on the phone because when you say o it can sound like 4

I also say zero, but I also use the International Phonetic Alphabet because it's something I became accustomed to when my husband was in the Royal Signals. I think all Servicemen use that so, over a period of years working with the Army, it was drilled into me, and I still use it.

Saw a car reg ending in DOA so instead of Delta Oscar Alpha if asked Dead On Arrival

A alpha
B bravo
C Charlie
D delta
E echo
F foxtrot
G golf
H hotel
I indigo
J Juliet
K kilo
L Lima
M Mike
N November
O Oscar
P papa
Q Quebec
R roger
S Sierra
T tango
U uniform
V victor
W (can’t remember)
X xylophone
Y Yankee
Z Zulu

Linma W -Whiskey
X-X ray

Yes, I can't hear 'Whiskey-Tango' without the visual imagery of inebriates flailing and failing on the dance floor!