NATO phonetic alphabet by those who exchange voice messages by radio or telephone, regardless of language differences or the quality of the communication channel. The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet are assigned to the 26 letters of the English alphabet in alphabetical order as follows: , Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, , Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu. Strict adherence to the prescribed spelling words is required in order to avoid the problems of confusion that the spelling alphabet is designed to overcome. As noted in a
The Phonetic Journal an English Phonotypic Alphabet made up of 40 letters based mainly on the Phonetic Alphabet of "The Phonetic Journal" and that of "The Phonotypic Journal". Furthermore, in a book edited in 1848, under the title "A Plea for Spelling Reform", by Alexander John Ellis, edited by Isaac Pitman, the authors compiled a series of articles from "The Phonetic Journal." and from other periodicals, recommending an enlarged alphabet and "A Reformed Spelling of the English Language" as a "means of placing the arts of Reading and Writing within the reach of all who speak the English language or wish acquire it",