12PM Aren't People from Outside the US Supposed to Be Good Spellers?

CSR: May I have your name, please?
Customer: It's "Kathy."
CSR: Just to verify, that's "k" for Kansas, "a" for apple, "t" for Tom, "h" for Harry, and "y" for, ummm...uhh...Wyoming?
Customer: Correct.

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