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SplEEb
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by SplEEb Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:10 pm
Do you brits say oh or zero in a phone #?
Foo
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by Foo Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:11 pm
SplEEb wrote: Do you brits say oh or zero in a phone #?
O.
Foo
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by Foo Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:12 pm
Area codes for example. Mine would be 'Oh one three eight six' not 'zero one three eight six'
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mik0rs
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by mik0rs Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:13 pm
"O".
Foo
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by Foo Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:14 pm
mik0rs wrote: "O".
You are surely the bane of all telesales representatives.
seremtan
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by seremtan Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:49 pm
mik0rs wrote: "O".
08 wank an 08 ?
reefsurfer
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by reefsurfer Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:36 pm
R00k wrote:
Do you call 007 "zero-zero-seven?"
yep.. because its zero's, not "oh's"
We call him zero zero seven here in Sweden.
Why?..because its not oh oh seven... or even double oh.... seven..
SOAPboy
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by SOAPboy Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:38 pm
reefsurfer wrote: R00k wrote:
Do you call 007 "zero-zero-seven?"
yep.. because its zero's, not "oh's"
We call him zero zero seven here in Sweden.
Why?..because its not oh oh seven... or even double oh.... seven..
Yet, Hes known as double oh 7 everywhere else.
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Foo
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by Foo Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:40 pm
reefsurfer wrote: double oh.... seven..
He's Double-O seven to everyone I've ever met.
Zero Zero Seven. Fucking lol. Sounds like some shitty kids comic character.
SOAPboy
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by SOAPboy Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:42 pm
Foo wrote: reefsurfer wrote: double oh.... seven..
He's Double-O seven to everyone I've ever met.
Zero Zero Seven. Fucking lol. Sounds like some shitty kids comic character.
ZERO ZERO SEVEN! DEFENDING THE CITY IN PURPLE TIGHTS!
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R00k
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by R00k Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:50 pm
reefsurfer wrote: R00k wrote:
Do you call 007 "zero-zero-seven?"
yep.. because its zero's, not "oh's"
We call him zero zero seven here in Sweden.
Why?..because its not oh oh seven... or even double oh.... seven..
So you have even taken this obsession to the point of refusing to pronouce movies the way the creators pronounced them, because they're technically wrong?
I guess this is a "Thirty Zero Six" round:
bitWISE
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by bitWISE Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:27 pm
oh ring or zero ring?
R00k
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by R00k Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:35 pm
Is it zero-five-hundred-hours at 05:00?
andyman
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by andyman Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:39 pm
we say either 'zero-five' or 'oh-five-hundred', not mixed though
losCHUNK
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by losCHUNK Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:41 pm
why do americans fuck the police ?
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andyman
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by andyman Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:48 pm
cuz they fuckin with me cuz ima teenager, with a little bit of dough and a pager...
bitWISE
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by bitWISE Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:55 pm
searching my car, looking for the product, yeah motherfucka i'm selling narcotics
Chupacabra
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by Chupacabra Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:22 am
Foo wrote: reefsurfer wrote: double oh.... seven..
He's Double-O seven to everyone I've ever met.
Zero Zero Seven. Fucking lol. Sounds like some shitty kids comic character.
have you never seen any of the movies in english reef? they even say double oh seven in the films.
feedback
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by feedback Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:24 am
+JuggerNaut+ wrote: stupid fucking swedes
worse than the dutch
LawL
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by LawL Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:29 am
Because they've fucked up the spelling and pronounciation of the majority of the English language, why should it be any different for numbers?
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ALMighty
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by ALMighty Wed Aug 16, 2006 1:31 am
feedback wrote: +JuggerNaut+ wrote: stupid fucking swedes
worse than the dutch
At least they don't have their government telling them what not to do all the time.
Chupacabra
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by Chupacabra Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:19 am
Law wrote: Because they've fucked up the spelling and pronounciation of the majority of the English language, why should it be any different for numbers?
what do you mean? language constantly changes. saying "oh" is okay in my book.
law also says "zero zero seven"
tnf
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by tnf Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:24 am
Foo wrote: reefsurfer wrote: double oh.... seven..
He's Double-O seven to everyone I've ever met.
Zero Zero Seven. Fucking lol. Sounds like some shitty kids comic character.
Dammit zero zero seven...abort the mission, abort!
LawL
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by LawL Wed Aug 16, 2006 2:57 am
Chupacabra wrote: Law wrote: Because they've fucked up the spelling and pronounciation of the majority of the English language, why should it be any different for numbers?
what do you mean? language constantly changes. saying "oh" is okay in my book.
law also says "zero zero seven"
Hey if you like looking like a dumbass pronouncing your numbers as letters then don't let me hold you back.
