Names, email addresses, booking references, flight codes, passwords and part numbers all get spelled aloud, letter by letter. In Indian English the letters themselves have their own sounds: Z is "zed", H may be "haitch", W is "double-you" with every syllable full, and the letter-name vowels are steady, not gliding. On top of that, Indian workplaces use a very large number of acronyms, some said as letters and some said as words. What you will learn: • Why letter names sound different • The letters that surprise listeners most • Acronyms said as letters • Acronyms said as words • Spelling aloud: the local conventions • Phonetic confirmation, the polite way • Practice: decode the sentence • Listening strategies • Self-check questions to test your ear Level: B1–B2. Self-study: listen, then take the quizzes. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair.