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Why do Americans..

Post by reefsurfer »

.. say o6/o7 etc when you are saying, for example, 2006 and shorten it to 06..
We say zero6.. you guys say "oh"6.. how come?
I dont find any o's in 2006.. i only find zero's.
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we don't...ur dumb...
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Freakaloin wrote:we don't...ur dumb...
You do.. housewife.
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No... we don't. I've NEVER heard anyone ever say it that way.
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fucking euro idiots...
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Because it looks like an O and zee-row takes more effort.
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Fender wrote:No... we don't. I've NEVER heard anyone ever say it that way.
Really? Everyone I know does it.

march, 2006. oh three oh six
4:05. four oh five
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Fender wrote:No... we don't. I've NEVER heard anyone ever say it that way.
Never heard anyone say "oh"6?
I hear it all the time, movies, news shows, talk shows etc..
Its a legit questions... im wondering why, because there are no "oh's".
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Post by Chupacabra »

good example bit

how do you across the ocean say 4:05--aside from 5 after 4?
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Freakaloin wrote:fucking euro idiots...
when i think of 'euros', i think of scandanavians and exsoviets
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MKJ wrote:
Freakaloin wrote:fucking euro idiots...
when i think of 'euros', i think of scandanavians and exsoviets
Strange, because your country are included in Europe, our country is included in Scandinavia.. we have our own little "europe" get together.
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when i think of euros i think of raw sewage and 300 million homos rolling around in it...
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reefsurfer wrote:
MKJ wrote:
Freakaloin wrote:fucking euro idiots...
when i think of 'euros', i think of scandanavians and exsoviets
Strange, because your country are included in Europe, our country is included in Scandinavia.. we have our own little "europe" get together.
indeed. thats exactly why :icon32:
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reefsurfer wrote:
Fender wrote:No... we don't. I've NEVER heard anyone ever say it that way.
Never heard anyone say "oh"6?
I hear it all the time, movies, news shows, talk shows etc..
Its a legit questions... im wondering why, because there are no "oh's".
an honest guess would be that "oh" is a shortening of zero so that only the last syllable is spoken.
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Chupacabra wrote:good example bit

how do you across the ocean say 4:05--aside from 5 after 4?
Exactly translated.. from swedish 5 over 4 :icon32:
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reefsurfer wrote:.. say o6/o7 etc when you are saying, for example, 2006 and shorten it to 06..
We say zero6.. you guys say "oh"6.. how come?
I dont find any o's in 2006.. i only find zero's.
zero 6? ROFL nerds.

[robot voice]THE YEAR IS ZERO 6 AND I AM AT THE HEIGHT OF TECHNOLOGY NYARRRR[/that shit]
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Post by 4days »

bitWISE wrote:Because it looks like an O and zee-row takes more effort.
aye. weird thing to get hung up on, especially if you come from somewhere where everyone speaks like the flowerpot men.
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what an awesome thread.
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Re: Why do Americans..

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reefsurfer wrote:.. say o6/o7 etc when you are saying, for example, 2006 and shorten it to 06..
We say zero6.. you guys say "oh"6.. how come?
I dont find any o's in 2006.. i only find zero's.
Do you call 007 "zero-zero-seven?" :smirk:
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Post by Grudge »

I've always said "oh six". You always use "oh" for years and dates. I guess someone skipped English class a couple of times.
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Re: Why do Americans..

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R00k wrote:
reefsurfer wrote:.. say o6/o7 etc when you are saying, for example, 2006 and shorten it to 06..
We say zero6.. you guys say "oh"6.. how come?
I dont find any o's in 2006.. i only find zero's.
Do you call 007 "zero-zero-seven?" :smirk:
lol good point. he's gonna have to get back with you in OHSEVEN for that answer.
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Post by mik0rs »

I'm trying to shoehorn an "O-face" joke in here somewhere but I can't think of a way to do it :(

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Post by andyman »

It doesn't matter how they say 007, it's when they end it in 'mate'.. .like your fucking mating partner or some shit

'twice the zero seven, mate'



how do you guys say ZeRo4 ?
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Post by Chupacabra »

Chupacabra wrote:good example bit

how do you across the ocean say 4:05--aside from 5 after 4?
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