alphabet.

As with other lists mnemonics may be used as a memory aid. Here is a United States version based on the NATO phonetic alphabet.

Letter	Phonetic	Morse Code	Mnemonic (explanation)
A	Alpha	·-	al-FA (that's what it says!)
B	Bravo	-···	YEAH! *clap* *clap* *clap* (applause)
C	Charlie	-·-·	CHAR-lie's AN-gels (1970s TV show)
D	Delta	-··	NEW or-leans
E	Echo	·	hey!
F	Foxtrot	··-·	*step**step**BRUSH**step* (that's how you foxtrot!) or get a HAIR-cut
G	Golf	--·	HOLE IN one!
H	Hotel	····	ho-li-day-inn
I	India	··	bom-bay
J	Juliet	·---	where-FORE ART THOU?
K	Kilo	-·-	POUND for POUND
L	Lima	·-··	li-MA pe-ru (Lima is the capital city of Peru.)
M	Mike	--	LIKE MIKE (Michael Jordan advertising jingle)
N	November	-·	AU-tumn
O	Oscar	---	SUN-NY-DAY (Sesame Street theme song --as in "Oscar the Grouch")
P	Papa	·--·	of DOC-TOR good (from "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves", by Cher.)
Q	Quebec	--·-	A-LOU-et-TUH (a song sung by French Canadians) or PAYDAY to-DAY
R	Romeo	·-·	ro-MER-o "Romeo" in Spanish.
S	Sierra	···	ne-va-da (the Sierra Nevada)
T	Tango	-	*DIP* (like holding a dip during a tango for a few seconds.)
U	Uniform	··-	u-ni-FORM (that's what it says!)
V	Victor	···-	*the first 4 notes of Beethoven's 5th]] (5 is the Roman numeral V*
W	Whiskey	·--	don't DRINK IT
X	X-ray	-··-	ON-ly the BONES (that's all you see in an x-ray image.)
Y	Yankee	-·--	ON a PO-NY (from Yankee Doodle)
Z	Zulu	--··	SHA-KA zu-lu (name of famous Zulu king.)