筆記 | 英文確認拼字時的說法

在電話中和老外說話，如果說到信箱、地址、名字等等，往往需要把每個字母拼出來，確保是正確的，都會用「A as in Apple」等用法。但如果很少這樣用，常常會一時想不到比較明確的單字，比方說如果講「B as in Bear」那如果聽成「Dear」那就還是會把 B 寫成 D，到時寄信就寄不到了。

上週 打給 Google 要求免費換新 Nexus 5 時，在拼我的 Email 的時候差點想不到 i 開頭的英文字很明顯是 i 開頭的有哪些。屢屢挫敗之下，我決定要好好把每英文字母學好，以後要講就比較容易。咦？這不就是幼稚園學英文的方式嗎？

有想到更好的代表單字歡迎補充。

• A as in apple
• B as in billy
• C as in cat
• D as in dog
• E as in egg
• F as in fish
• G as in goat
• H as in hat
• I as in india
• J as in jacket
• K as in kiss
• L as in leg
• M as in man
• N as in new
• O as in oven
• P as in people
• Q as in queen
• R as in rat
• S as in sand
• T as in top
• U as in umbrella
• V as in violin
• W as in wallet
• X as in xray
• Y as in yellow
• Z as in zipper (or zoo)

美國軍中則是這樣用：
A alpha, B bravo, C charlie, D delta, E echo, F foxtrot, G golf, H hotel, I India, J juliet, K kilo, L lima, M mike, N november, O oscar, P Papa, Q quebec, R romeo, S sierra, T tango, U niform, V victor, W whiskey, X xray, Y victor, Z zulu.

PS. 照片是 IT Crowd: The Final Countdown 裡面 Moss 參加的拼字比賽 Street Countdown。