Re: Y not? (was: Of Haa/hhet & other matters)

No, 'tweren't me!
Krista
 kcasada wrote:
>> The military of course have a whole alphabet-- alpha, bravo, Charlie,
delta,
>> echo...zebra (used to be able, baker, Charlie etc. I don't know why they
>> changed it)-- useful, but not many civilians know it anymore.
>
>Z is actually "Zulu", not "zebra", at least in the US Military:
>Alfa (note spelling; no idea why), Bravo, Charlie, Delta,
>Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo (/'ki.lo/),
>Lima (/'li.ma/), Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec (/kej'bEk/),
>Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-Ray, Yankee, Zulu.