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Zero's or Oh's

  • 26-10-2013 9:59pm
    #1
    moxin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,203 ✭✭✭


    When people ask your mobile number, do you say its Zero eight blah or Oh eight blah?

    I can never in conversation when asked for my number say the word zero when it comes to exchanging numbers, so as the thread title asks on this Saturday night what do you say...is it a zero or an oh? :)

    Do you say a Zero or an O when asked for your mobile number? 51 votes

    I say Zero for a 0, the way it should be
    0% 0 votes
    I say Oh for an O, just my bleein habit
    33% 17 votes
    Atari Z0oaguar
    66% 34 votes


Comments

  • #2
    Femme_Fatale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,628 ✭✭✭Femme_Fatale


    Zero, because of the confusion between o and 0 leading to problems in a job I once had.


  • #3
    marshbaboon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭marshbaboon


    I tell them It's a new phone and I don't know the number yet, and they should give me theirs because I'll definitely call them.


  • #4
    wretcheddomain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,094 ✭✭✭wretcheddomain


    No OP, I don't say Oh, I just say O. The former emphasises surprise and that's certainly not how I speak when giving others my number.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Femme_Fatale wrote: »
    Zero, because of the confusion between o and 0 leading to problems in a job I once had.

    Zero is unambiguous. Hence it saves time that can be better spent on more productive/fun things to do.


    This ends the discussion for me.

    Close this thread now please!


  • #6
    wretcheddomain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,094 ✭✭✭wretcheddomain


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Zero is unambiguous

    How exactly, when asked your number, does saying O make things more ambiguous?


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  • #7
    moxin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,203 ✭✭✭moxin


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Zero is unambiguous. Hence it saves time that can be better spent on more productive/fun things to do.

    What's wrong with saying an Oh?


  • #8
    wazky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,516 ✭✭✭wazky


    Noughts


  • #9
    ballyharpat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,833 ✭✭✭ballyharpat


    Lads, I recently just started following threads on AH, the humor of the Irish is second to none, there are an awful lot of funny b******s in Ireland-True, got to love this country!


  • #10
    marshbaboon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭marshbaboon


    ballyharpat wrote: »
    Lads, I recently just started following threads on AH, the humor of the Irish is second to none, there are an awful lot of funny b******s in Ireland-True, got to love this country!

    ASL


  • #11
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    moxin wrote: »
    What's wrong with saying an Oh?

    I should imagine this would be stating the bleedin' obvious, but maybe because it can be confused with the letter O (have you heard of the letter O?) in situations that require letters and numbers :confused:


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  • #12
    BlurstMonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭BlurstMonkey


    Your poll has Oh for "O" as opposed to 0.


  • #13
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Ooooooooooooooooooooh Oooooooooooooooooh


    (Only because it's Halloween week).


  • #14
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,875 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I should imagine this would be stating the bleedin' obvious, but maybe because it can be confused with the letter O (have you heard of the letter O?) in situations that require letters and numbers :confused:

    Have a look at the question posed by the OP. In what situation would the passing of mobile phone numbers require the letter O?


  • #15
    Inbox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 810 ✭✭✭Inbox


    You do realise the o comes from shortening it from zero and not because they look the same?


  • #16
    131spanner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭131spanner


    "Oh-eight-seven" rolls off the tongue easier than "zero-eight-seven" :D


  • #17
    Cody Pomeray
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,648 ✭✭✭Cody Pomeray


    zero eight seven...

    some german guy went on about irish people and "oh's" for about 3 minutes once, when I was giving someone my number in his presence. that was the last time i ever wanted to be subjected to that.


  • #18
    padma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭padma


    i use both, I start with 0h86 etc blah blah blah zero 8 blah zero.


  • #19
    Ace Attorney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Ace Attorney


    im guilty of using oh's instead of zero, im oh 87


  • #20
    Gran Hermano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,330 ✭✭✭Gran Hermano


    Just use +3538x 1234567

    Problem solved. No need to over think stuff.


  • #21
    Archeron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,417 ✭✭✭Archeron


    Thatdoesnt looksafe tome AHHHHHHH wrote: »
    im guilty of using oh's instead of zero, im oh 87

    You're 87 and on the interweb? Cool.


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  • #22
    Ace Attorney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Ace Attorney


    Archeron wrote: »
    You're 87 and on the interweb? Cool.

    Yes fotuneteller has been sending me Pm's constantly trying to date me :pac:


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