"Pardon" is a NATO Phonetic Alphabet Translator concept, implemented in various languages. Original implementation in Python (here), the concept is to take a string and print out the phonetic representation of the string characters.
At least, what is perceived to be potentially relevant
$ java -version
java version "10.0.1" 2018-04-17
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 18.3 (build 10.0.1+10)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 18.3 (build 10.0.1+10, mixed mode)
$ kotlinc -version
info: kotlinc-jvm 1.2.51 (JRE 10.0.1+10)
This project is a personal learning project. This should not be considered a marker of proper Kotlin syntax, grammar, or concepts.
$ java -jar pardon.jar hello world hunter2
"hello"
Hotel Echo Lima Lima Oscar
"world"
Whiskey Oscar Romeo Lima Delta
"hunter2"
Hotel Uniform November Tango Echo Romeo Two
$ kotlinc pardon.kt -include-runtime -d pardon.jar