[UK-CONTEST] Phonetics

[Graham Ridgeway]

On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 15:38:31 +0100, you wrote:

>On a lighter note, I vaguely remember a spoof phonetic alphabet which Len
>Hardy GM2FHH used to be able to quote from A to Z.
>The only two I remember were "L for leather" and "F for effervescence" (!) I
>think it originated in the services during WW2.  I wonder if anyone else
>knows it?
>Alex
>

	
The Cockney Alphabet
THE STARTING POINT:

The following "Cockney Alphabet" definitions were culled from 'The
Second Book of Jigsaw Puzzles', as published by Knight Books and based
upon the children's B.B.C. quiz program.

A for 'Orses .................. ('ay for 'orses)
B for Mutton .................. (Beef or Mutton)
C for Miles ................... (See for Miles)
D for Ential .................. (Differential)
E for Brick ................... ('eave a Brick)
F for Vescence ................ (Effervescence)
G for Get It .................. (Gee, forget it!)
H for Bless You ............... (Aitsshfa! A Sneeze)
I for The Engine .............. (Ivor the Engine)
J for Oranges ................. (Jaffa Oranges)
K for Restaurant .............. (Cafe or Restaurant)
L for Leather ................. ('ell for Leather)
M for Sis' .................... (Emphasis)
N for Lope .................... (Envelope)
O for The Wings Of A Dove ..... (O! for the Wings of a Dove!)
P for Relief .................. (?!?!)
Q for A Bus ................... (Queue for a Bus)
R for Mo' ..................... ('alf a Mo')
S for Rantzen ................. (Esther Rantzen)
T for Two ..................... (Tea for Two)
U for Me ...................... (You for Me)
V for La France ............... (Vive la France)
W for The Winnings ............ (Double you for the Winnings)
X for Breakfast ............... (Eggs for Breakfast)
Y for Husband ................. (Wife or Husband)


Try.....................


http://www.phespirit.info/cockney/alphabet.htm
73 Graham M5AAV