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Do you pronounce the "0" in phone numbers as "owe" or "zero"?

Dionysus · 2011-08-16 18:18:59

Does anybody in the country say "zero" when calling out a phone number with the number "0"? Everybody I hear says "owe" , as in "owe eight seven...". Now, I would still be saying "owe" but for one of those really annoying machines which didn't recognise the number when I spoke out the number '0' as 'owe'. It finally dawned…

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#32 16-08-2011 08:03PM

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mackg wrote: »

I say owe for the first one eg. 085 but zero from there on out never realised it until now.

Same as!
Yay, i'm not the only one, don't feel as weird now:D

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#33 16-08-2011 08:07PM

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"Zero" (as in the number/figure)

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

I always say naught

No you don't.

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#34 16-08-2011 08:12PM

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"Zero" (as in the number/figure)
I say 'nothin'

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#35 16-08-2011 08:31PM

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Owe?

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#36 16-08-2011 08:37PM

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amacachi wrote: »

Yellow.

lol

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#37 16-08-2011 08:38PM

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where do i go from here wrote: »

I say 'nothin'

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#38 16-08-2011 09:43PM

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amacachi wrote: »

If you can't say those things properly and make them each sound different to another person then I think the fail would be on your head.

Well I can, but a lot people can't It's just good etiquette to also take into account people from different countries with their own different accents, and sound quality over the phone for example. A consistent approach all round, not much to ask!

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