Standard Spelling Alphabet

The Standard Spelling Alphabet, commonly known simply as the Spelling Alphabet, is the spelling alphabet used in Great Nortend for radiotelephony and oral communication. It is defined by Standard No. 87 issued by Board of Standards. The alphabet assigns a (relatively) common Erbonian male given name as a code word to each of the 26 letters of the English alphabet.

Use

The Spelling Alphabet is in common use by the Armed Forces and civil services over the radio or telephone in order to ensure that words are transmitted accurately. It is also often used as an alphabet to teach young children the alphabet in conjunction with alphabets base on common nouns. Formulations such as “A for Adam's Apple” or “H for Hartmold's Horse” are de rigueur.

Code

• A for Adam
• B for Bertram
• C for Crispin
• D for Dominic
• E for Edmund
• F for Frederic
• G for Godfrey
• H for Hartmold
• I for Isaac
• J for John
• K for Kingsey
• L for Lewis
• M for Mark
• N for Nicholas
• O for Oswald
• P for Peter
• Q for Quentin
• R for Richard
• S for Spencer
• T for Thomas
• U for Uriel
• V for Victor
• W for William
• X for Xavier
• Y for Yves (pronounced “Yeeves”)
• Z for Zachary

School use

• A for Adam's Apple
• B for Bertram's Bee
• C for Crispin's Clogs
• D for Dominic's Duck
• E for Edmund's Egg
• F for Frederic's Fox
• G for Godfrey's Grapes
• H for Hartmold's Horse
• I for Isaac's Inkwell
• J for John's Jam
• K for Kingsey's Keys
• L for Lewis's Lamp
• M for Mark's Mouse
• N for Nicholas's Nut
• O for Oswald's Orange
• P for Peter's Pike
• Q for Quentin's Quince
• R for Richard's Rake
• S for Spencer's Sword
• T for Thomas's Tower
• U for Uriel's Umbrella
• V for Victor's Violin
• W for William's Watermelon
• X for Xavier's Xylophone
• Y for Yves' (pronounced “Yeeves”) Yardstick
• Z for Zachary's Zebra