It was a good sign that the codas followed linguistic patterns. As they dug deeper into the database, the researchers discovered that the codas actually contain an entire phonetic alphabet ...

A male is a ‘mike’. We use letters selected from a standard phonetic, or spelling, alphabet so nobody fumbles for words. Spelling alphabets came about because early users of radios ...

Memorise and practise using the useful alfa bravo charlie-style phonetic alphabet, used worldwide to make it easier to spell words over the radio. That might clear up one confusion, but the best way ...