contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoA Cool Guide: After I said “E as in egg” to customer service I looked up this guidei.redd.itimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1401arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1383arrow-down1imageA Cool Guide: After I said “E as in egg” to customer service I looked up this guidei.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square119fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePhilippe23@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-23 months ago“Fox” could be confused with “box”, so it goes with “Foxtrot”. Also, keep in mind that everything is a product of its time.
minus-squareBigPotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoFox could also be misheard in other languages, not just box. The old joke about telling your German counterpart about nine tanks coming over the hill and all that.
“Fox” could be confused with “box”, so it goes with “Foxtrot”.
Also, keep in mind that everything is a product of its time.
Fox could also be misheard in other languages, not just box.
The old joke about telling your German counterpart about nine tanks coming over the hill and all that.