anyone noticed....

[turienzo's lovechild]

that in phone numbers everyone treats a 0 as an o?
ie. o1273, instead of 01273
(talking about in speech not in written)
or is it just me?

 

[chez]

I use Oh1273 but most of the people i know say zero 1273.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I use Oh1273 but most of the people i know say zero 1273.

so it is just me

 

[B.M.F]

I always say oh instead of zero so you are not the only one. All of my mates say oh and I am in the same Clique as Chez so what you talking about slim ? who says zero. Time to name and shame Chez

 

[chez]

well Leadboots does and so does his bro. And............ thats all I can think of at the mo. But trust me there are more American wannabee's!

 

[John Dorian]

saying zero is the posh way. i always say "oh" and so does everyone i know.

 

[B.M.F]

well Leadboots does and so does his bro. And............ thats all I can think of at the mo. But trust me there are more American wannabee's!

Nothing to do with his Bro being a qualified maths teacher then I hear you are trying to out do GG with you top tips then mate. And what is this I hear about you joining a gym and then going straight down Maccy D's Marvellous

 

[chez]

The gym then Maccy D's was Moggy's idea of having a laugh, I havent been there since that night we got largered down his gaff. The tips I give Steve are one's I'm just passing on they are not my own ones!!! Oh, and the zero's thing is probably because they are talking to yanks everyday at AMEX. Fancy a round of golf 2moro morning??

 

[B.M.F]

Fancy a round of golf 2moro morning??

You want another beating then mate Yeah. I am up for it. Where we going to play ? Hill barn

 

[chez]

Yeah hill barn sounds OK, suppose we better ask the mogster.

 

[B.M.F]

Yeah hill barn sounds OK, suppose we better ask the mogster.

After what I have mentioned on the Mrs Afghanistan thread I think he will be hitting balls at me. You going to try and book it slimothy

 

[Wozza]

Ever noticed that many people in Britain use Celsius when talking about cold weather ("It's going to be minus four tonight - better cover the plants", but Fahrenheit when it's hot ("It's going to be in the nineties tomorrow").

 

[chez]

Thats typical British for ya. You always find that we go to extremities when describing things. e.g. every time its hot it is always "the hottest day of the year".

 

[Trotster]

iTS an oh not a zero - thats to american. i always say ohh 1273

 

[chez]

iTS an oh not a zero - thats to american. i always say ohh 1273

Why not naught then? Oh is a letter not a number.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

iTS an oh not a zero - thats to american. i always say ohh 1273

but it shouldn't be- 'o' is a letter not a number- zero- or maybe even nought(sp?)

but although i do use 'oh' i'm not sure why i do so

 

[John Dorian]

chez.... it means the same with a telephone number.

what is weird is my dad when he repeats his own mobile number he starts by saying "oh" halfway through turns it into naught and then says zero 8 zero. three ways. it just makes me laugh.

 

[Yorkie]

In the Forces when signalling zero is always used but when I give out my telephone number I use both

It's Oh 1273 then in the middle I say zero

I hadn't thought about it before.

 

[chez]

Funny how such menial topics get so many posts. And I think we should stick with Oh (dont care whether its a letter or a number!)

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Thats typical British for ya. You always find that we go to extremities when describing things. e.g. every time its hot it is always "the hottest day of the year".

You'll find likewise that everytime the temperature rises to the level where people like to go to the seaside, it turns out that the rail industry has unwisely invested in tracks made of a metal that bens and buckles at temperatures lower than that of the curry sauce at Withdean. Also, the grass at the side of railway tracks will spontaneously combust due to the extreme heat, tho funnily enough the grass everywhere else never does.