I suppose this is based on rhyming slang? I wouldn't begin to know how to decipher it.
--- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* The first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he be in the right. -Cato the Younger (BC 95-46) */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Rupert Reynolds Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2023 03:10 Back in the days of analogue mobile phones, I used phonetics a lot! Once or twice, I used the Cockney phonetics ;-) A for 'orses B for mutton C for miles ... X for breakfast Y for girlfriend Z for a joke (i.e. 'said for a joke') --- On Sat, 18 Mar 2023, 00:23 Bob Bridges, <robhbrid...@gmail.com> wrote: > Under marginal conditions (which includes cell-phone calls) I use > alpha / bravo / charlie / ... / x-ray / yankee / zulu. But "zed" is > probably unmistakable. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
