Date:  Mon, 27 Nov 1995 09:53:54 -0600

From:  "Kathleen M. O'Neill" <koneil1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIC.EDU>

Subject: Zero or "o"?



After a much-needed mini-vacation

visiting friends and relatives in Baltimore,

I'm back with the following question:



does anyone have any informal observations

about the use of "zero" vs. "o" in reading

series of numbers?



I think, from casual observation, that in

more common series, i.e. area codes, etc.,

"o" is more likely. E.g., "seven-o-eight"

for 708, even among speakers who use "zero"

in less familiar number patterns, like phone

numbers.



Does this seem fitting to you (y'all)?



Kate





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