Phonetic alphabets
You may have heard pilots and soldiers on television and in films using the phonetic alphabet in radio messages .the alphabet is used to spell out parts of a message that might be difficult to recognize in unclear radio transmissions. The version generally used was developed in the 1950s. It is known as the nato [north atlantic treaty organization] phonetic alphabet and was designed to be understood and easily pronounced by all nato members. They choose words that were used in lots of different languages and could not be confused with other common words are those used for another letter. Aircraft and ship crews also use the phonetic alphabet.
For example, in the phonetic alphabet “over and out” becomes oscar victor echo romeo alpha november delta oscar uniform tango.
A alpha j juliet s sierra
B bravo k kilo t tango
C charlie l lima u uniform
D delta m mike v victor
E echo n november w whiskey
F foxtrot o oscar x x-ray
G golf p papa y yankee
H hotel q quebec z zulu
I india r romeo
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They are called natural materials.the oldest artificial material is glass.Glass is made from a mixture of sand, soda and limestone.these are ground together and heated to very high temperature s.they form a hot, clear,jelly -like substance . When this cools , it sets into
a hard , brittle glass . Chemicals are added to colour the glass.Glass can also be made into very thin threads.This is fibre glass.it does not rust like iron, or rot like wood. It can be used for making canoes.
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