Miscommunication Code Words

Authors

Chris Cole

Abstract

Many letters have sound-alike names, for example "b" and "p": radio operators use communication code words such as BRAVO and PETER to avoid confusing these letters. A committee of logologists got together to try to submit a more interesting list of code words, drawing only on words from Webster's Third. Here is the list they produced (B, N, R, and S need better examples):

Recommended Citation

Cole, Chris (1993) "Miscommunication Code Words," Word Ways: Vol. 26 : Iss. 4 , Article 17.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol26/iss4/17