![]() While karaoke and Tokyo are familiar words, Takadanobaba and yakitori are probably not. Words like these are called homophones and they could confuse your conversation partner with words like Aisle Way instead of Isle Way, Marten instead of Martin or Coal instead of Cole. Spell Words That Have the Same Pronunciation, but Different Meanings Don’t assume there’s only one way to spell a name and don’t assume others will know someone’s preference. Someone could easily misspell Steven as Stephen, Kristina as Christina, Jean as Jeanne or Geoff as Jeff. Spell Words That can be Spelled Multiple Ways Auckland or Oakland? Or-a-gone or Or-a-gun? New Oar-lins, New Or-leans or New Or-lee-uhns? Spell out the confusing letters. Regional accents and non-native pronunciations can make it challenging to distinguish between similar words. Spell Words That Have Different Pronunciations Don’t assume, others know what you know, especially when the words aren’t commonly understood. When I moved to Georgia, I wasn’t familiar with the spelling of street names like Chattahoochee, nor cities like Smyrna and Dahlonega. Spell Words that aren’t Commonly Understood #PHONE SPELLING ALPHABET HOW TO#Just because a word is familiar, doesn’t mean everyone knows how to spell it. Tucson, Cincinnati and Albuquerque rank close behind. Pittsburgh is one of the most misspelled cities in the United States. To be even more accurate, use the NATO phonetic alphabet’s pronunciation guide for digits:ģ. Spell out phone numbers, addresses, license plate numbers, passwords, security codes and so on - one digit at a time. We confuse numbers when there shouldn’t be any confusion and we confuse numbers when they share similar sounds like 18 and 80 or 19 and 90. The code words in those spelling alphabets can be used to spell information for each example listed herein. I’ve already written about how to spell your name, email and address over the phone with the NATO and Western Union phonetic alphabets. ![]()
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