They also noticed the basic building blocks of these codas which they describe as a "sperm whale phonetic alphabet" – much like phonemes, the units of sound in human language which combine to ...

“It’s called the Phonetic alphabet that’s a legitimate thing that people know and learn,” gushed Brogan. “What the f–k, mind is blown!” Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

Franklin developed his phonetic alphabet in 1768 but it wasn’t published until 1789, when Noah Webster, intrigued by Franklin’s proposal, included its description in his book Dissertations on ...

Chances are you've heard the phonetic alphabet before. It's when a phone technician will use terms like, "T as in Thomas, R as in Roger," etc to make sure they're hearing you correctly.