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This is a normal post She said "numeral O (oh)
I hate that it's not a numeral it's a letter.
She should have said 0 (zero).
I'm equally pissed off with people saying Oh eight hundred.It's zero eight hundred or zero 8 zero zero.

Excuse me I'm off to rant in a cupboard to myself.
 (Captain Spacker I lick windows, Sat 11 Jun 2011, 21:47, Reply)
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Not just me then! It annoys me, too. Unfortunately it's a traditional English language thing but the proper use of zero should be promoted through TV presenters and adverts using the right versions.
 (OnionTerror is a bag full of sick, Sat 11 Jun 2011, 22:21, Reply)
This is a normal post This^^
I get evil looks when I say 'I'm sorry, but my phone has numbers, not letters.'
 (I helped save b3ta! NooShmoo It's a fantazmagorical pile of ultra bollocks, Sat 11 Jun 2011, 22:50, Reply)
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just the way we talk over here. i would bet 90% of Americans don't know what Zed is
 (I helped save b3ta! Pope Yoda is OLD, Sun 12 Jun 2011, 3:16, Reply)
This is a normal post You would be correct on that!
First time in the UK I asked for a London A to Z[ee] guide and the shopkeeper seemed to have no idea what I was asking for...
 (I helped save b3ta! tubaman, Mon 13 Jun 2011, 8:11, Reply)