So NOW I know why there's letters on a rotary dial. I thought that was a modern thing for numbers like 1-800-DICKS.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuYPOC-gCGA[/media]
I have a rotary phone, but those damn VoIP adapters don't bother with supporting pulse dialing.
It really bothers me when she says the number O. Like, a lot more than it should.
[QUOTE=LagMonster!!!!;46991957]It really bothers me when she says the number O. Like, a lot more than it should.[/QUOTE]
i didn't hear her say number o, just 'o' which in this instance is correct as that's a letter, not a number at this point in time.
[QUOTE=Viva;46992399]i didn't hear her say number o, just 'o' which in this instance is correct as that's a letter, not a number at this point in time.[/QUOTE]
5:52. "numeral O". means the same thing. I get people like to say O instead of zero, but damn in a video like this?
[QUOTE=LagMonster!!!!;46992500]5:52. "numeral O". means the same thing. I get people like to say O instead of zero, but damn in a video like this?[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately, that was just a common thing people did, which apparently made it to the final script. :v:
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Makes me wonder how many people bitched about this when it came out and how they missed the operator taking calls and these damn machines never doing anything right.
[QUOTE=Demache;46992715]Unfortunately, that was just a common thing people did, which apparently made it to the final script. :v:
[editline]22nd January 2015[/editline]
Makes me wonder how many people bitched about this when it came out and how they missed the operator taking calls and these damn machines never doing anything right.[/QUOTE]
I'd say that people still do it a lot. I am just surprised to see it in a formal script. I got used to avoiding using O as zero a couple years ago and I think it was worth it.
I use "o" as a number but only in the context of phone numbers. gotta save those syllables, they add up!
[QUOTE=LagMonster!!!!;46992500]5:52. "numeral O". means the same thing. I get people like to say O instead of zero, but damn in a video like this?[/QUOTE]
ah i completely missed that part then, wasn't paying attention
We still commonly pronounce "0" as "O" in numbers.
EG: 6[B]O[/B]4-2[B]O[/B]2-1[highlight]00[/highlight]3
[QUOTE=Demache;46992715]Unfortunately, that was just a common thing people did, which apparently made it to the final script. :v:
[editline]22nd January 2015[/editline]
Makes me wonder how many people bitched about this when it came out and how they missed the operator taking calls and these damn machines never doing anything right.[/QUOTE]
I don't know about the States, but in Britain people would find you a bit up-yourself if you said 'zero' inside a phone number, and even moreso if you said 'nought' (which we still use for 0 sometimes). Then again, it's still a bit weird that she's calling the actual number by itself 'O'.
[QUOTE=pentium;46995773]We still commonly pronounce "0" as "O" in numbers.
EG: 6[B]O[/B]4-2[B]O[/B]2-1[highlight]00[/highlight]3[/QUOTE]
I know a lot of people do (since I take phone numbers and credit card numbers over the phone at work) but I personally never do.
I thought it was going to be this video
[video=youtube;P4v-crPSrj0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4v-crPSrj0[/video]
[QUOTE=Silikone;46991648]I have a rotary phone, but those damn VoIP adapters don't bother with supporting pulse dialing.[/QUOTE]
I picked up a dial gizmo for my rotary, works pretty well on a VoIP setup.
[QUOTE=pentium;46995773]We still commonly pronounce "0" as "O" in numbers.
EG: 6[B]O[/B]4-2[B]O[/B]2-1[highlight]00[/highlight]3[/QUOTE]
I still do this as well for phone numbers, parents do too. Never really crossed my mind why. Never really heard anyone really complain about it either. Could be one of those things that persists in British English but has otherwise disappeared in American English.
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