My coworkers have dubbed me "1O1" because I don't know a '0' from an 'O.' It threw one of the registered surveyors for a loop when he reviewed the data.
EVERYONE should stop using "Oh" for a zero!
When there is any question, the zero has a diagonal line thru it.
When there is any question, the zero has a diagonal line thru it.
I'm sure we've all been through countless instances of is that a "zero or an o, a 1 or 7, a 6 or 9 or 8 or 0, a 5 or a 2 ...."?ÿ I had a real issue a little while ago when I had to renew my passport (we are, or were - one of the only countries on a 5 year renewal plan) and the about to expire number was LHO##O###. In the font on the passport the third character is identical between an Oh and a zero, so I had to call the Department to get clarification, and was assured that these passports only have two letters, being the first two characters, and hence the apparent Oh, was indeed a zero.
I was corrected once when I said "one zero four". They said, "oh you mean one oh four". I just smiled and said "sure".
Speaking of numbers, I don't like surveyors who mark, for example, ".56'" O/S on a stake or say "point five six feet." What about the zero to the left of the decimal point?
I know zero about this topic!
When I worked for Academic Computer Services a student needed their program fixed so it would run. I looked at the code and saw nothing wrong until I noticed that all the zeros were the letter instead. I thought for a minute and said, "Oh!"?ÿ
I once had a coworker named Tom. Everyone called him "Mot".?ÿ Try to guess why.?ÿ
O is in the alphabet. There is no number pronounced oh.
O is in the alphabet. There is no number pronounced oh.
