| Author |
Message |
Dave Clarke
Guest
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 12:12 am
Post subject: Oh, or zero. |
|
|
I've noticed in the last few months that more people seem to be saying
'zero' rather than 'oh', when reading out a number. Logically 'zero' is
more sensible, but I've got so used to hearing 'oh', that 'zero' sounds odd
to me.
Has anyone else noticed this?
--
Dave Clarke
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Phil C.
Guest
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 12:12 am
Post subject: Re: Oh, or zero. |
|
|
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:41:16 +0000, Dave Clarke
<pinggetridofthisbituino@operamail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I've noticed in the last few months that more people seem to be saying
'zero' rather than 'oh', when reading out a number. Logically 'zero' is
more sensible, but I've got so used to hearing 'oh', that 'zero' sounds odd
to me.
Has anyone else noticed this?
|
I only use "zero" if there might be a confusion between the number and
the letter e.g in a postcode. I wonder if the growth in computing has
led people to habitually specify "zero" more often because the
difference between the 0 and O characters matters to software.
The long hand-written code number on my disabled parking badge
consists entirely of the characters S (or it could be 5) 1 (or perhaps
l or i) and 0 (or maybe O). Luckily, nobody ever asks me to give the
number.
--
Phil C. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Molly Mockford
Guest
|
| Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 12:12 am
Post subject: Re: Oh, or zero. |
|
|
At 19:57:54 on Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Phil C. <philstoxicwaste@fsmail.net>
wrote in <gj2fq0tjujkhu431cao5qh1f33fn612vbc@4ax.com>:
| Quote: | The long hand-written code number on my disabled parking badge
consists entirely of the characters S (or it could be 5) 1 (or perhaps
l or i) and 0 (or maybe O). Luckily, nobody ever asks me to give the
number.
|
o silli.
--
Molly Mockford
I think I've been too long on my own, but the little green goblin that
lives under the sink says I'm OK - and he's never wrong, so I must be!
(My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.)
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Doug C
Guest
|
| Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2004 12:07 am
Post subject: Re: Oh, or zero. |
|
|
"Dave Clarke" <pinggetridofthisbituino@operamail.com> wrote in message
news:22ak72-b3u.ln1@pinguino.site...
| Quote: | I've noticed in the last few months that more people seem to be saying
'zero' rather than 'oh', when reading out a number. Logically 'zero' is
more sensible, but I've got so used to hearing 'oh', that 'zero' sounds
odd
to me.
Has anyone else noticed this?
--
Dave Clarke
I know I say 'zero' more and 'oh' less often than I used to. I think it's |
because I'm getting into the habit of saying it generally, after having
started using 'zero' in phone conversations.
--
Doug
--
brain under construction |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Matthew Huntbach
Guest
|
| Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:09 pm
Post subject: Re: Oh, or zero. |
|
|
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Phil C. wrote:
| Quote: | On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:41:16 +0000, Dave Clarke
pinggetridofthisbituino@operamail.com> wrote:
I've noticed in the last few months that more people seem to be saying
'zero' rather than 'oh', when reading out a number. Logically 'zero' is
more sensible, but I've got so used to hearing 'oh', that 'zero' sounds odd
to me.
Has anyone else noticed this?
I only use "zero" if there might be a confusion between the number and
the letter e.g in a postcode. I wonder if the growth in computing has
led people to habitually specify "zero" more often because the
difference between the 0 and O characters matters to software.
|
Living in a postcode where the digit in the last part is a '0', I can
confirm this is a good reason. Once you've spent long amounts of time
while some operative who has typed 'O" into a computer system says "hmm,
funny, your address doesn't seem to exist" you get to learn that saying
"zero" rather than "oh" helps.
Matthew Huntbach |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| |
FAQ
Memberlist
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in