MessageI stand corrected. Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: Flor Lynch To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:22 PM Subject: Re: jaws spelling I've gone to Wikipedia, the well-known free on-line encyclopaedia, and here's a summary. Good news! The phonetic alphabet can be either the linguistics representation or it can be a phonetic spelling alphabet (where words stand for letters) , the object of our debate. Phonetic alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia You can support Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation by making a tax-deductible donation. Phonetic alphabet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phonetic alphabet can mean: list of 1 items . Phonetic transcription system: for transcribing the precise sounds of human speech into writing. list of 2 items nesting level 1 . International Phonetic Alphabet the most widespread such system . Category:Phonetic alphabets others list end nesting level 1 list end list of 1 items . Spelling alphabet : a set of words used instead of alphabetic letters in radio communication; each word stands for its initial letter list of 1 items nesting level 1 . NATO phonetic alphabet the most widespread such set list end nesting level 1 list end