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SituationWeeks of 6 Sept to 11 Oct

On the phone

Collections
3
Free
1of 3
Words
30
Done

In order

  1. Spelling your name out loud

    They have asked three times and written it wrong three times.

    Free

  2. A line so bad you catch nothing

    Every third word arrives and neither of you wants to be the one who gives up.

    Locked

  3. Leaving a message that gets returned

    Thirty seconds of recording, and most people waste them saying who they are twice.

    Locked

All 10 words

Spelling your name out loud

  1. spell/spel/To say the letters of a word in order.
  2. letter/ˈletər/One of the signs used to write words.
  3. double/ˈdʌbəl/Twice as many, or a pair of the same thing.
  4. capital/ˈkæpətəl/A large form of a letter.
  5. surname/ˈsɜːrˌneɪm/The family name that comes last.
  6. digit/ˈdɪdʒət/A single number from zero to nine.
  7. hear/hiːr/To take in a sound.
  8. line/laɪn/The telephone connection between two people.
  9. initial/ˌɪˈnɪʃəl/The first letter of a name.
  10. pronounce/prəˈnaʊns/To say a word the way it should sound.

Questions

What words do I need to spell my name on the phone in English?
The collection covers letter, capital, double, digit, surname and initial, along with sentences like 'Shall I spell that for you again?'
How do you ask someone to check a letter you spelled?
You can say 'Could you check the third letter again?' when you are not sure it came through right.
How is a repeated letter described in English?
It's called a double, as in 'There is a double consonant in the middle.'
What if only part of my name is needed?
Sometimes just the initial is enough, as in 'Just the initial is fine for now.'