B or V- In speech, how can one clarify which is being used?

Question

Thank you in advance for your responses.

I would like to know what native speakers tend to use when clarifying the use of either B or V while spelling a word aloud.

For example, someone is speaking and says the word "jueves." Another person is not familiar with the word, so the first attempts to clarify by spelling: "j-u-e-v (de Victor)-e-s."

For V, I have heard "V de Victor" Are there others?

What about B?

Thanks again!

Hello, welcome to the forum! - rac1, Jan 4, 2013

Answer 1

I always say, when someone has to spell my surname:

¿Con Be o con Uve?

Con B de Barcelona

Thanks. Those are both good. I need to remember them. - rogspax, Jan 4, 2013

Answer 2

Colloquial: b "be grande", v "ve chica"- funny, isn't it?

Sí - rogspax, Jan 4, 2013

Answer 3

It´s a big subject, but I will start out by saying I´ve heard ¨V de Vaca¨ also. And ¨B de burro¨. They´re more colloquial than using short-long-big-small etc, but I think pretty common. (i.e. B alta, b grande, b larga) vs (ve corta, ve chica, ve baja)

Estoy de acuedo. - --Mariana--, Jan 4, 2013

Mejor respuesta ;0) - maestroantonio, Jan 4, 2013

Answer 4

I really like when people like Burro and Vaca, because those are obvious.

The others frankly, I don´t think of one being shorter longer lower taller bigger or anything-else-er than the other. Which may be a gringo probblem, admittedly.

They might as well say b-inteligente, o ve-estupido.

Answer 5

I have heard b and (v) b grande as well as be and uve

Vaca uve ah ce ah

burro be u ere ere oh