its easy
O is a letter and 0 is a number.
It should not be too hard to determine on a case by case basis if you are referring to a letter or a number.
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I think nought is what you should be using. Good luck with your phone calls.
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Given that (almost) every phone number starts with a zero, the linguistic shortcut of "O" instead of "Zero" is perfectly natural.
Further in the telephone number structure the numbers are more important and an "O" might get lost in the noise, hence the automatic switch from "O" to "Zero"
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I never realy thought about it until you put the thought in my head, when anyone asks me for my mobile number i always say
'0'79**66'Zero'***
when clearly it should start with Zero, i will test it out at the first oppurtunity to see if i can start with 'Zero'
It just rolls of the tongue easier, "try it"Last edited by Support Monkey; 18 October 2011, 07:40.
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Originally posted by wim121 View PostIsnt that just marketing as many companies know the majority of the population are morons and dont understand what zero is?
Just like in that documentary, educating essex, where that dumb girl thought Pi was in fact Pie ....
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Originally posted by wim121 View PostTypo, not a spelling issue. Is that permissible on an informal forum?
I wouldn’t find it acceptable in business, or a plethora of typos even in the informal usage.
No-one will ever speak and type 100% perfectly in all situations at all times. However there is a vast difference between someone speaking in a clear southern voice and a Geordie that sounds like a brain damaged chimp. The latter option, needs to be on the theoretical barge.
P.S. What is a clear southern voice?
Nasal Essex? Guttural East London? Chavy north west London? Or are you confusing southern with RP which doesn't really belong to any part of the country?
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostBack to the OP. You must be familiar with 0898 numbers? The 0 is pronounced 'O'. Saying zero is more than likely American in origin.
0898 number noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online
Just like in that documentary, educating essex, where that dumb girl thought Pi was in fact Pie ....
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Back to the OP. You must be familiar with 0898 numbers? The 0 is pronounced 'O'. Saying zero is more than likely American in origin.
0898 number noun - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Cambridge Dictionary Online
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostWhat if you can't write in English? Where shall we pack you?
Typo, not a spelling issue. Is that permissible on an informal forum?
I wouldn’t find it acceptable in business, or a plethora of typos even in the informal usage.
No-one will ever speak and type 100% perfectly in all situations at all times. However there is a vast difference between someone speaking in a clear southern voice and a Geordie that sounds like a brain damaged chimp. The latter option, needs to be on the theoretical barge.
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Originally posted by wim121 View PostYou werent being pedantic at all.
Now I wouldnt say living with you must be a barrell of laughs form what Ive seen but you are 100% justified in telling her to speak properly or go and live in another country or a trashy part of the UK.
Originally posted by wim121 View Post
Hehehe, I quite often get comments from people on the phone, especially when renewing inusrance like I am now, from agents thanking me on saying letters phonetically. Makes it so much simpler and they're job easier. I cant understand why those with a thicker accent (most other people than I) never do this and make a five minute conversation last half an hour.
In short all, if you cant speak English to an acceptable standard, that is one where others can understand what you mean, you should be packed on to a burning barge and cast away from the UK.
Ughhh, if only we had done that decades ago before the chavs got too large in their numbers.
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostYesterday in pedant mode I corrected Mrs MF when she went to give me a number.
'O' one, two, she started. It threw me for a second.
It's not an 'O' it's a zero I offered up in best CUK pedant mode. You do it then she said.
Now I wouldnt say living with you must be a barrell of laughs form what Ive seen but you are 100% justified in telling her to speak properly or go and live in another country or a trashy part of the UK.
In short all, if you cant speak English to an acceptable standard, that is one where others can understand what you mean, you should be packed on to a burning barge and cast away from the UK.
Ughhh, if only we had done that decades ago before the chavs got too large in their numbers.
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostTo enable much quickness, the numbers 0 to 9 should just have one syllable. That's just 7 to crack once O is allowed.
Maybe it's the mentally the brain/linguistically we cannot stand odd sound syllables. Zero seven my example is 4 syllables. The rest 2. Does that expand to the rest of a number. Will humans automatically use a combination of o's and zeros to make an even pattern?
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To enable much quickness, the numbers 0 to 9 should just have one syllable. That's just 7 to crack once O is allowed.
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