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Alphabet Using English |
Here is the alphabet letter pair system which I created years ago; and which is still useful.
It may be good to have two AA-ZZ image systems: one to represent shorthand (see the shorthand lesson); and one to literally represent letter pairs.
| Letter Pair | Image it inspires |
| AA | aardvark |
| AB | abbot |
| AC | ace |
| AD | adder |
| AE | aeroplane |
| AF | afternoon |
| AG | aged |
| AH | ah |
| AI | air balloon |
| AJ | adjudge |
| AK | ache |
| AL | Alps |
| AM | ammunition |
| AN | ant |
| AO | aerosol |
| AP | alphabet chart |
| AQ | aquarium |
| AR | arrow |
| AS | astro |
| AT | atlas |
| AU | automobile |
| AV | avenue |
| AW | awkward |
| AX | axe |
| AY | (h)ay |
| BA | bat |
| BB | bubble |
| BC | bicycle |
| BD | bed |
| BE | seat-belt |
| BF | beef joint |
| BG | bag |
| BH | beehive |
| BI | biscuit |
| BJ | badge |
| BK | book |
| BL | bell |
| BM | bomb |
| BN | bean |
| BO | bone |
| BP | bap |
| BQ | barbecue |
| BR | bear |
| BS | bus |
| BT | bet |
| BU | butter |
| BV | beaver |
| BW | bow by a servant |
| BX | boxer |
| BY | boy |
| CA | cab (taxi) |
| CB | cupboard |
| CC | cocoa |
| CD | cod |
| CE | cue |
| CF | coffee |
| CG | cog |
| CH | chest (furniture) |
| CI | city |
| CJ | cudgel |
| CK | cook |
| CL | coal |
| CM | comb |
| CN | cone |
| CO | coo |
| CP | coupon |
| CQ | cheque |
| CR | cross |
| CS | Cos lettuce |
| CT | coat |
| CU | cucumber |
| CV | cave |
| CW | cow |
| CX | cox |
| CY | coy |
| DA | dark horse |
| DB | dub |
| DC | decode |
| DD | diddle |
| DE | dentist |
| DF | dufflecoat |
| DG | dog |
| DH | dough |
| DI | digger |
| DJ | Dijon mustard |
| DK | duck |
| DL | doll |
| DM | dumb-bell |
| DN | dune |
| DO | doe |
| DP | deep |
| DQ | discotheque |
| DR | drug |
| DS | dust |
| DT | dot |
| DU | duke |
| DV | dove |
| DW | dew |
| DX | docks |
| DY | DIY (do-it-yourself) |
| EA | eagle |
| EB | ebony |
| EC | ecclesiastical |
| ED | edit |
| EE | electric circuit |
| EF | effervescent (eg. aspirin in water) |
| EG | egg |
| EH | enough |
| EI | emissary |
| EJ | eject |
| EK | E-key |
| EL | elf |
| EM | empire |
| EN | enclosure |
| EO | elbow |
| EP | escape |
| EQ | equestrian |
| ER | (Queen) Elizabeth I |
| ES | Espana (Spain) |
| ET | Extra Terrestrial |
| EU | Europe |
| EV | Evergreen |
| EW | East-West |
| EX | Excalibur |
| EY | eye |
| FA | Football Association |
| FB | football |
| FC | facsimile |
| FD | food |
| FE | ferris wheel |
| FF | fervour |
| FG | foghorn |
| FH | froth |
| FI | thistle |
| FJ | fudge |
| FK | fake |
| FL | felt-tip |
| FM | thimble |
| FN | phone |
| FO | fossil |
| FP | flipper |
| FQ | flock |
| FR | fridge |
| FS | fuse |
| FT | fleeting |
| FU | fur |
| FV | five points of a star |
| FW | few |
| FX | fox |
| FY | foyer |
| GA | gambler |
| GB | gob |
| GC | geek |
| GD | glade |
| GE | gentleman |
| GF | giraffe |
| GG | gig |
| GH | glass house |
| GI | gin |
| GJ | gadget |
| GK | Green Knight |
| GL | glass |
| GM | gum |
| GN | gondola |
| GO | gold |
| GP | gap |
| GQ | golf-course |
| GR | graduate |
| GS | ghost |
| GT | guttering |
| GU | gull |
| GV | gavel |
| GW | gown |
| GX | (secret) agent |
| GY | grey cloud |
| HA | hand |
| HB | hub |
| HC | hitch a knot |
| HD | hard nut |
| HE | hello |
| HF | hearth |
| HG | huge giant dinosaur |
| HH | house-hunt (e.g. an estate agent image) |
| HI | hippopotamus |
| HJ | hedge |
| HK | handkerchief |
| HL | hail |
| HM | ham |
| HN | honey pot |
| HO | hose |
| HP | hop |
| HQ | hockey |
| HR | hair |
| HS | hydro-source |
| HT | hut |
| HU | hunter |
| HV | heaven |
| HW | hawking |
| HX | hoax |
| HY | hay stack |
| IA | I say |
| IB | Ibiza |
| IC | Icarus |
| ID | id |
| IE | ire |
| IF | iffy |
| IG | igneous rock |
| IH | inshore |
| II | innings |
| IJ | Ijsselmeer : lake in the Netherlands |
| IK | Ikebana : Japanese art of flower-arranging |
| IL | illegal |
| IM | imaginary number |
| IN | inn |
| IO | ion |
| IP | imperial |
| IQ | IQ |
| IR | irrational |
| IS | h'Istoric [historic] art |
| IT | italic |
| IU | IOU |
| IV | Ivy |
| IW | Willow |
| IX | Ixion: a king on a wheel |
| IY | inventory |
| JA | jar |
| JB | jab |
| JC | job centre |
| JD | jade |
| JE | jet |
| JF | Jaffa (e.g. an orange from there) |
| JG | jug |
| JH | Junior high school |
| JI | jitters |
| JJ | J. Jameson [eg. Spiderman newspaper editor]/jester's jape |
| JK | Jason Kay (eg. musician)/jockey |
| JL | jewel |
| JM | jam |
| JN | juniper bush |
| JO | joust |
| JP | Justice of the Peace |
| JQ | JoaQuim Phoenix (eg. actor)/JacQues (a person. e.g. Frenchman) |
| JR | jeer |
| JS | juice |
| JT | jot |
| JU | jungle |
| JV | jive |
| JW | jowl |
| JX | jacks (child's game with small metal X shapes) |
| JY | joy |
| KA | kangaroo |
| KB | kibbutz |
| KC | Kensington and Chelsea (in London) |
| KD | kid |
| KE | ketchup |
| KF | Kafka (e.g. his story involving a beetle) |
| KG | King Kong |
| KH | Kitchen-holder (a holder for tabasco sauce bottles) |
| KI | kilogram weight |
| KJ | a member/fan of pop group KaJagoogoo/Kinka Jou : mammal of the racoon family |
| KK | Kiki Dee (eg. singer)/KiosK |
| KL | kilt |
| KM | kimono |
| KN | knave |
| KO | koala |
| KP | kipper |
| KQ | King Edward [no Q, I know!]/cockerel [has a Q sound at least] |
| KR | Krypton |
| KS | kiss |
| KT | kite |
| KU | kung fu |
| KV | Kelvin |
| KW | skewer |
| KX | kicks |
| KY | key |
| LA | laser |
| LB | laboratory coat |
| LC | lice |
| LD | lead pencil |
| LE | lean |
| LF | leaf |
| LG | log |
| LH | light |
| LI | lip |
| LJ | ledger |
| LK | lock |
| LL | lollie |
| LM | lamp |
| LN | lantern |
| LO | long life product |
| LP | leopard |
| LQ | liquor |
| LR | liar |
| LS | lasso |
| LT | lottery |
| LU | lumber |
| LV | liver |
| LW | lawn |
| LX | laxative |
| LY | ley |
| MA | Marble Arch |
| MB | mobile |
| MC | merchant |
| MD | media |
| ME | mentor |
| MF | muffler |
| MG | magnet |
| MH | maharaja |
| MI | mint |
| MJ | major |
| MK | monkey |
| ML | mole |
| MM | mime |
| MN | manager |
| MO | molasses |
| MP | mop bucket |
| MQ | marquis |
| MR | marble |
| MS | moss |
| MT | mat |
| MU | mule |
| MV | move |
| MW | mow |
| MX | maximum |
| MY | mayor |
| NA | nap |
| NB | knob |
| NC | nectarine |
| ND | nudge |
| NE | nest |
| NF | knife |
| NG | nag |
| NH | Noah |
| NI | Nib |
| NJ | New Jersey |
| NK | neck |
| NL | Nile |
| NM | nomenclature |
| NN | noon |
| NO | knocker |
| NP | nip |
| NQ | eunuch |
| NR | Norse |
| NS | Nostradamus |
| NT | net |
| NU | nuclear |
| NV | navy |
| NW | newt |
| NX | nicks |
| NY | New York |
| OA | oat |
| OB | oboe |
| OC | octopus |
| OD | odd (e.g. socks) |
| OE | over-eager |
| OF | officer |
| OG | ogler |
| OH | othello |
| OI | oil |
| OJ | Official Journal |
| OK | OK (someone signalling OK) |
| OL | olive |
| OM | omelette |
| ON | onion |
| OO | dodo |
| OP | opera |
| OQ | old quill |
| OR | orbit |
| OS | ostrich |
| OT | otter |
| OU | out-wit |
| OV | oven |
| OW | owl |
| OX | ox |
| OY | Oy! (exclamation) |
| PA | panda |
| PB | Public house |
| PC | pacemaker |
| PD | pod |
| PE | pear |
| PF | puff |
| PG | pig |
| PH | Pharaoh |
| PI | pie |
| PJ | pageant |
| PK | pick |
| PL | polecat |
| PM | pram |
| PN | pan |
| PO | postman |
| PP | pepper |
| PQ | peek |
| PR | pry |
| PS | piste |
| PT | pet |
| PU | puddle |
| PV | paving |
| PW | power-dressing |
| PX | pocks |
| PY | pagan |
| QA | quartz |
| QB | quibble |
| QC | quack |
| QD | quadrant |
| QE | queue |
| QF | quiff |
| QG | QUANGO |
| QH | Don Quixote |
| QI | quiet |
| QJ | Quincy Jones [eg. musician]/squeegee [specialised mop] |
| QK | Queen Victoria [No K letter. I know!]/Quaker |
| QL | quell |
| QM | Qumran (location near the Dead Sea) |
| QN | queen |
| QO | quoits |
| QP | quip |
| Queen Mary [only one Q I know!]/quamquam (Latin professor presenting Latin) | |
| QR | quarantine |
| QS | Queensland |
| QT | quote |
| QU | quadrille |
| QV | quiver |
| QW | quaint |
| QX | quicksand |
| QY | quandary |
| RA | rainbow |
| RB | rabbit |
| RC | race |
| RD | reed |
| RE | referee |
| RF | reef |
| RG | rug |
| RH | road-house |
| RI | risk |
| RJ | reject |
| RK | rake |
| RL | reel |
| RM | roam |
| RN | ring |
| RO | rook |
| RP | rope |
| RQ | request |
| RR | re-run |
| RS | rose |
| RT | rot |
| RU | run |
| RV | rave |
| RW | row |
| RX | rocks |
| RY | ray |
| SA | sangria |
| SB | submarine |
| SC | scythe |
| SD | cider sediment |
| SE | sealing tape |
| SF | sofa (sofa cushion) |
| SG | sponge |
| SH | shell |
| SI | siphon |
| SJ | star jump |
| SK | suck |
| SL | sleight of hand |
| SM | sewing-machine |
| SN | sneeze |
| SO | soloist |
| SP | spaghetti |
| SQ | squire |
| SR | cereal |
| SS | scissors |
| ST | step-ladder |
| SU | slug |
| SV | sleeve |
| SW | swatter |
| SX | saxophone |
| SY | synthesiser |
| TA | tank |
| TB | tablet |
| TC | ticket |
| TD | toad |
| TE | tent |
| TF | toffee |
| TG | tag |
| TH | thrust |
| TI | timpani |
| TJ | T-junction |
| TK | truck |
| TL | till |
| TM | thumb |
| TN | tan |
| TO | tomb |
| TP | tap |
| TQ | tranquil |
| TR | train |
| TS | toast |
| TT | tart |
| TU | turtle |
| TV | television |
| TW | time-waste |
| TX | tax |
| TY | toy |
| UA | under attack |
| UB | ubiquitous |
| UC | unicorn |
| UD | udder |
| UE | upper storey |
| UF | Unidentified Flying Object |
| UG | ugly |
| UH | lurch |
| UI | under inspection |
| UJ | under judge |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UL | ulcer |
| UM | umbrella |
| UN | ungrateful |
| UO | unbound |
| UP | (one-)upmanship |
| UQ | unquestionable |
| UR | urban |
| US | user-friendly |
| UT | utensil |
| UU | ululate |
| UV | unveil |
| UW | under-water |
| UX | tuxedo |
| UY | New Year |
| VA | vacation |
| VB | vibration |
| VC | vaccination |
| VD | video |
| VE | vending machine |
| VF | vegetarian food |
| VG | visage |
| VH | vehicle |
| VI | vintage wine |
| VJ | vigil |
| VK | vocal performer |
| VL | violin |
| VM | venom |
| VN | vine |
| VO | voltmeter |
| VP | Very Important Person |
| VQ | very quick |
| VR | verge |
| VS | vice |
| VT | veterinary surgeon |
| VU | vulcanised rubber |
| VV | viva |
| VW | vow |
| VX | vixen |
| VY | very young |
| WA | whale |
| WB | web |
| WC | winch |
| WD | weed |
| WE | weep |
| WF | whiff |
| WG | wig |
| WH | wheel |
| WI | whip |
| WJ | we(dg)e (sounds like j) |
| WK | wok |
| WL | will (testament) |
| WM | wimp |
| WN | window |
| WO | wood |
| WP | weapon |
| WQ | wi(ck)er (a hard sound a bit like q) |
| WR | wire |
| WS | whistle |
| WT | wheat |
| WU | wind-up |
| WV | weaver |
| WW | wigwam |
| WX | wax |
| WY | weigh |
| XA | ape |
| XB | bear trap |
| XC | cat (adult) |
| XD | dog's toy |
| XE | elephant |
| XF | frog-like |
| XG | gun soldier |
| XH | sea-horse |
| XI | icy Eskimo |
| XJ | Jackson |
| XK | kitten |
| XL | leotard of a ballerina |
| XM | mollusc |
| XN | Neolithic man |
| XO | Oxygen |
| XP | python |
| XQ | quail |
| XR | robot |
| XS | spaceman |
| XT | tyrannosaurus |
| XU | exhume |
| XV | vendor |
| XW | veiled widow |
| XX | X-rated (e.g. a censored publication) |
| XY | Mathematician |
| YA | yawn |
| YB | belt |
| YC | yacht |
| YD | denim clothing |
| YE | yeast |
| YF | flares |
| YG | yoghurt |
| YH | yee-hah ! |
| YI | yield |
| YJ | jacket |
| YK | yeuch ! |
| YL | yolk |
| YM | yam |
| YN | Yen |
| YO | young |
| YP | yap |
| YQ | equaliser |
| YR | year |
| YS | yesterday |
| YT | Yeti |
| YU | ultraviolet lamp |
| YV | video camera |
| YW | waste-paper basket |
| YX | xenophobe |
| YY | yo-yo |
| ZA | zap |
| ZB | beret |
| ZC | saCk |
| ZD | soda |
| ZE | zeal |
| ZF | safe |
| ZG | saga |
| ZH | humidity |
| ZI | intimacy |
| ZJ | jog |
| ZK | zoo-keeper |
| ZL | liquorice |
| ZM | museum |
| ZN | nomination |
| ZO | overture |
| ZP | patient |
| ZQ | eQuator |
| ZR | tsar |
| ZS | Zeus |
| ZT | sit |
| ZU | Zulu |
| ZV | visa |
| ZW | weasel |
| ZX | eXit |
| ZY | yard |
| AZ | A-Z telephone directory |
| BZ | buzzer |
| CZ | cosy (e.g. a pet's basket) |
| DZ | doze |
| EZ | excitement |
| FZ | fizz (eg. shaken fizzy drink bottle) |
| GZ | grazing horse |
| HZ | haze |
| IZ | (w)izard |
| JZ | jazz |
| KZ | cruise |
| LZ | lizard |
| MZ | maze |
| NZ | New Zealand (e.g. a Maori) |
| OZ | ozone |
| PZ | pizza |
| QZ | quiz |
| RZ | razor |
| SZ | Suez Canal |
| TZ | trouser zipper |
| UZ | (p)uzzle |
| VZ | visor |
| WZ | wheeze |
| XZ | zebra |
| YZ | zucchini |
| ZZ | Zorro |
Note: Since we are on the subject of representing letters, here are some images for representing punctuation too...
| Symbol | Looks a bit like |
| $ | dollar shape as a jewellery pendant |
| % | unicyclist |
| & | rounded Russian doll |
| ' | drawing pin |
| ( | (L)ava maggot |
| ) | hair grip |
| * | prop star |
| + | car nut loosening tool |
| , | rusty nail |
| - | length of wood |
| . | currant |
| / | (L)oft hatch door |
| : | cuff link |
| ; | fang |
| < | (L)oud speaker |
| = | ladder |
| > | bellows of a blacksmith |
| ? | coat hanger |
| @ | paperclip |
| ¿ | wheelchair |
| ! | pogo stick |
| " | clothes peg |
| # | hash brown |
| £ | pound coin |
| ¢ | hack saw |
| [ | (L)ozenge sweet |
| \ | slide of a playground |
| ] | fridge magnet |
| ^ | dunce's hat |
| _ | scoreboard |
| ` | CCTV camera |
| { | (L)id of bin |
| ¦ | drain pipe |
| } | bull-clip |
| ~ | drill bit |