This is something every true nerd should know. How many times have you tried to give someone a long string of characters over the phone (e.g. email, id, username)? Always painful ... but not so painful if you know the phonetic alphabet. So here it is:
| A - Alpha |
N - November |
| B - Bravo |
O - Oscar |
| C - Charlie |
P - Papa |
| D - Delta |
Q - Quebec |
| E - Echo |
R - Romeo |
| F - Foxtrot |
S - Sierra |
| G - Golf |
T - Tango |
| H - Hotel |
U - Uniform |
| I - India |
V - Victor |
| J - Juliet |
W - Whiskey |
| K - Kilo |
X - X-ray |
| L - Lima |
Y - Yankee |
| M - Mike |
Z - Zulu |