In a Lingua Franca post a few weeks ago, I needed to use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent the different pronunciations of the English ... copyright-free chart here) reveals ...

The military phonetic alphabet consists of the standard English alphabet, plus a few extra words that are specific to military use. Some of these words include "Alpha," "Bravo," and "Charlie." ...

For over a century, the International Phonetic Alphabet has tried to remedy this ... The original version could handle the sounds in French, English, and German. Later revisions added symbols ...