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Old 05-Apr-2004, 15:24
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I'm looking for another international set of words than the military ones (alfa, bravo charlie, etc.) to avoid interpretation mistakes.

Any sugestions?

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I don't know of one, I'm afraid. ;-(
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I'm looking for another international set of words than the military ones (alfa, bravo charlie, etc.) to avoid interpretation mistakes.

Any sugestions?

Stef
Why are you looking for an alternative?
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Do we need a pacifist alphabet?
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Do we need a pacifist alphabet?
Probably not.
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