Well, however, my original question seems not to be solved yet. Probably I should create another combination of numbers. How about ? Is it "one - two - three, four - ou - five- ou - two, six - seven - eight" or "one - two - three, four - zero - five- zero - two, six - seven - eight" or something else?
I would say the first option. However, both options will be understood. I don't think there are any hard set rules if you say "oh" versus "zero" when giving out phone numbers. Okay, thanks! It's crystal clear now. Paolo A. New Member Italian-Italy. Unfortunately, O is used very often for the number too. This can cause confusion in things that contain both letters and numbers, like serial numbers.
Last edited by a moderator: Jul 26, Yes, that's correct, but O for both digit and letter is incredibly common. It causes no end of problems for non-Italian speakers here in Italy. For an e-mail address or a password I would be very careful to specify zero or the letter O, but for a telephone number or a room or apartment number, as in my example from , there is no problem using "oh" instead of "zero"'.
I understand 'you're point' I'm allowed to write "you're" instead of 'your' since you can understand what I mean, it's just a matter of taste, no rules on it, So, again: I understand your point "There is no problem using "Oh" instead of It's not a matter of taste, as it's not a matter of taste writing "your" instead of "you're" or viceversa, as I purposely did earlier. They are incredibly common mistakes; milions of illiterates in english language like me native speakers make dozens of language mistakes every day, but it doesn't mean that I'm allowed to do the same mistakes once I understand the difference.
If milions of sheeps are runnig in the wrong direction, over the cliff, I'd like not to be one of them. It's an error, and stop. You can use it, nowadays millions of people use it, nobody will make you pay a ticket for it, and nobody will make you pay a ticket for saying "Your kind" instead of "You're kind" as well. Best regards to everybody. Last edited: Jul 25, Barque Banned Tamil.
I thought "Oh" for zero was an Americanism and the British prefer "zero". Perhaps a BE speaker or someone who knows what the usual BE practice in this regard is will comment. Egmont Senior Member Massachusetts, U. I understand your point "There is no problem using "Oh" instead of It's an error, a deep error Click to expand I live in the area code for phone numbers.
Practically no one says "eight-zero-five" and definitely never "eight hundred and five". If they did it would stick out as very unusual. The same is true for driving on the Four-oh-five freeway; it's never "four-zero-five" or "four hundred and five". James Bond is not "agent double-zero seven", he's "double-oh seven". In a math, engineering, information technology or scientific environment I would expect "zero", but in any social or everyday conversation I would expect "oh".
To say you are taking the "four-zero-five" freeway will be an instant signal that you are a non-native speaker. The same would be true if you called James Bond "double-zero seven". Sometimes it's the very "mistakes" that native speakers make that identify whether the person is fluent in the language or not. Barque said:. I see. It's an error, and stop This is why. Man killed in plane crash weeks after Blue Origin flight into space. French authorities investigate alleged rape of soldier at Elysee Palace.
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For example, the usual test of acceleration for a car in the "miles-per-hour" world is "nought to sixty" or "zero to sixty". In the US, in zip postal codes, almost everybody says "oh" for 0. At least where I live, the same applies to telephone area codes. At least in Indian English, it's always "nought" or "zero", never "oh" except occasionally with American influence. Show 3 more comments.
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On that note, Hwy in Ontario, is always "Four-Oh-One", never "four-hundred and one" or "four-zero-one". But Hwy is always "four-hundred" — Chris Cudmore.
Good point. Easier or at least less ambiguous to say four-hundred than four-oh-oh. The freeway in California is definitely "one oh one" or "the one oh one" near its southern end. But the book is always "one hundred and one Dalmatians". Cera Cera 1. Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile.
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