An alternative phonetic alphabet

Novello N1 A pee Relief Brick Goodness’ sake A pee Nerve Brick Lope Oranges A pee Goodness’ sake Two N1 Novello Ralston!

A – Gardner

Ava Gardner, 1922-1990.

B – Mutton

C – Highlanders

Seaforth Highlanders, a line infantry regiment of the British Army.

D – bulldozer

A D4.

E – Brick

F – Vescence

G – Staff

Chief of Staff.

H – N1

H4N1.

I – Novello

Ivor Novello, 1893-1951.

J – Oranges

K -Teria

L – Leather

M – Sis

N – Lope

O – a Pee

P – Relief

Q – Tickets

R – Mo

S – Ralston

Esther Ralston, 1902-1994.

T – Two

U – Nerve

V – La France

W – Quits

X – Mation

“exformation: those unsaid, sometimes taboo and very large areas of knowledge that exist but are not present in fact” (Tor Nørretranders, The User Illusion, 1998).

Y – Goodness’ sake

Z – Elli

Gian Franco Zeffirelli, 1923-2019.