In reply to G3VQO:
A fer 'orses
C fer miles
F fer vescence
Q fer hours
R fer pint
T fer twoCan anybody fill in the missing letters?
73 de Les, G3VQO
Les, if this helps, I once had a friend who had a dog named Deefa…
73 Bruce VK2EM
In reply to G6ENU:
Talking about foreigners, misunderstandings and pronunciation. My new Polish neighbour, realising that I was a Ham, went on to tell me that in his home country, a Ham had interfered with his daughter, she was quite upset, so the Ham gave her some ferrets wrapped in wire and she was happy. He then stated that I had not interfered with him at all and he did not need any ferrets! Well thank god for that I thought!
On another occasion , Irish Martin a well known local, stopped me in the street and inquired as to wether I might have a spare paddle, I replied have you got yourself a boat then, NO its for my pushbike he said with a puzzled look on his face.
The same chap once asked me if I had two fufftys, what! are fufftys I asked, he replied are you tick or summat! I want two fufftys for a pund, the penny dropped, or should that be the 50p dropped.
73s John M6BLV
In reply to VK2EM:
Les, if this helps, I once had a friend who had a dog named Deefa…
Q: What happened when the dog went to the flea circus?
A: He stole the show!
I’ll get me coat…
73 Mike
2E0YYY
In reply to 2E0YYY:
My nice Kilo one Mike Alpha Zulu (8 syllables) would become Kilowatt one Mexico America Zanzibar (14 syllables). Holy mouthful!
In reply to VK2EM:
B fer mutton
C fer yourself
D fer ential
English phonetics must be so difficult for those where English is not their first language. Indeed the very word phonetic should therefore begin with an F.
It is often entertaining listening around 20m when DX is open to hear the phonetic alphabet being completely mangled. A CQ call often has the callsign spelt phonetically different 3 times in the one over to confuse those on the receiving end completely.
I’d be amazed if someone was able to decipher my callsign correctly if I rattled off “Victoria Kentucky 3 Mister Radio Guy” whilst calling CQ. Trying to hear a QRP station just above the noise floor is challenging enough without having to decode custom phonetics, even though “Strine” English is my first language.
73, Marshall VK3MRG
In reply to 2E0YYY:
E for Iraq!
Hi Hi
73, Marshall VK3MRG
In reply to VK3MRG:
Trying to hear a QRP station just above the noise floor is challenging enough without having to decode custom phonetics, .
Hello Marshall! I think also. The Italiens have mostly a special Alphabet, they means z (Zulu), but says s (like sierra) und most other. So I do not answer. When I am on SOTA, I call only Staions with the custom phonetics, it is understanding all over the world.
73
Holger
OE7HPI
(Excuse my bad english)
Just reading the bit about welsh pronounciation within this thread . I resign myself to whatever people think is correct .after all if the person has made the effort to activate it they can call it what they like .moel ffamu . Triffffan . Slippery witch. Curny brain .??? They still count in my log . Happy sota ing.
Ps
Y golfa is pronounced. “'Errr golva” not e golfa
As you can see english is my second language
Regards
Aled
MW0UPH
In reply to MW0UPH:
Thankyou Aled.
Always a pleasure working Y Golfa as there is so much going on around this area…Last time I activated it there were Red Kites flying above my head…steam trains going past…a motorbike scrambling event to the other side of the hill…a golf tournament taking place…and to top it all some fantastic radio contacts.
I am not sure why MM0FMF called me a sassenach as I have just viewed the dictionary definition.
Definition…A scots term for an English person.Supposedly said with mirth but more often containing thinly veiled hostility.
Peace be with you my friend.
Russ
M6RGF
Sometimes my brain garbles things in the weirdest of ways. I was suffering Lima-Zulu confusion today; hear one, write the other, read it back wrong. Apologies, Barry. Got it right in the Morse. 
73, Rick M0LEP