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BussyCat@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

But it isnt English focused and the reason it sounds militaristic is because the media shows the military use it

Alpha is Greek Bravo is Italian Delta is Greek India is its own country Kilo is Greek Lima is a city in Peru November is Latin Papa is decently multilingual Quebec is an indigenous word that was coined by a Frenchman Sierra is Spanish Tango is Spanish Victor is Latin Zulu is an indigenous tribe

Charlie, Juliet, Mike, Oscar, Romeo are all names that exist in multiple languages

Like it’s easy to think of it as being American since the American military uses it a lot but it was specifically designed to be useful by non English speakers for joint operations

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