From the Rob Words YouTube channel. Here's the video description:

Let’s uncover the secrets of the NATO phonetic alphabet! 🌏 [ad redacted]

The NATO phonetic alphabet is not a phonetic alphabet and wasn't invented by NATO. However, it has a fascinating story to tell. It is the result of years of linguistic experimentation in the wake of the violence of World War II. So let's explore its development, from ALFA to ZULU.

In this episode, we'll uncover the surprising story of how this alphabet – used by everyone from pilots to police officers – came to be. And look at the strange words that almost made the cut.

Thank you very much to Derby Aero Club at Derby Airfield for kindly allowing us to film. You can find out more about them here: https://www.derbyaeroclub.com/

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (13 children)

yeah I couldnt watch that, it kept stopping to show ads inserted into the video and after one stopped, a permanent overlay ad hovered in the bottom left hand side of the video and would not go away.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    Firefox + unblock origin

    Or just mullvad browser

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  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    ok i finally installed unblock origin.. i still dont wanna watch that jackass' video though, very punchable and self important fellow.

    the ad at the beginning of the video still was there.. would you mind telling me your experience of using UO?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    I don't see any ads at all, whatsoever.

    Maybe your new install of unlock origin doesn't have all the lists enabled. Go into the config and make sure the advertisement lists are enabled

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    nope, all those boxes are checked and I still see the ad at the beginning of the video

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago
    1. Verify you've installed the correct extension

    2. Completely restart your browser, close it all the way out, then open it again

    3. Make sure you see the red badge icon in your extension tray, when you right click on a website, you should see inspect element or block element as a context menu item.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (6 children)

    I was going to move on, but you called him a jackass and I'm wondering why? The "very punchable" part also feels unnecessary.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    thats like, just my opinion, man

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I know, Lemmy is very keen on playing morality police instead of minding their own business

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I've watched plenty of Robwords videos and I have not gotten the impression he was a "jackass", let alone deserved to be punched in the face. Maybe it was down to the way that sentence was worded that comes across differently to me than intended.

    It's also an opinion expressed in an online forum on the internet that is accessible to everyone. So, it's open for other people to express their opinion on others' opinions.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    You're more than welcome to express your opinion, I was more asking if there was a tangible reason behind it. Is he known to be an arse, has he been an arse? But, it sounds like there may not be.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (11 children)
  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes, he explained why it's spelled that way in the video. The creators were worried that people unfamiliar with English wouldn't pronounce the "ph" properly.

    He also explained why Juliett is spelled with two Ts instead of one.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    The origin of "ph" for the "f" sound is that in Classical greek these words were pronounced with an aspirated "ph", which lead to this romanization. Only later they were actually pronounced "f".

    So you could say that "ph" to universally communicate "f" is faulty, because it used to be a different sound in the first place.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I just learned a day or two ago that that's the correct way? Because non-native speakers have problems with ph?

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  • [+] -8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    I only know Alpha.
    Alpha (animal)
    Alphabet
    Alpha goal (from almost every game about CTF)

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Right, but you speak english. As the video explains, it was spelled “alfa” so people who can’t speak english don’t pronounce it with a p sound.

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    [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The CUTIE Phonetic Alphabet – because “the NATO Phonetic Alphabet & the LAPD Phonetic Alphabet are military & cop coded”

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I hate and love this equally. I would say as a point of critique is that Jam should be setting else as 3 letter am words are too numerous to be distinct enough over shit verbal communication mediums.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Great video, i even watched it outside of a mealtime.

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    [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    It will remain burned into my brain until the day I cease to exist.

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