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stomachmonkey 01-14-2012 07:33 AM

It's 0, not O
 
Pet peeve of mine.

When people rattle of numbers and say "Ohh" instead of zero.

Don't know why but it drives me nuts.

I feel better now.

KFC911 01-14-2012 07:38 AM

ZeroK...got it :)...

stomachmonkey 01-14-2012 07:47 AM

Lol

Quote:

ZeroK...got it <img src="http://forums.pelicanparts.com/ultimate/smile.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Smilie" class="inlineimg">...

mattdavis11 01-14-2012 07:49 AM

Something similar drives me nuts too. It's one thousand eight hundred...

William930t 01-14-2012 07:55 AM

so I will need to repronounce like this:

nine zero one
nine zero four
nine zero six
nine zero eight

sounds too European, but it is correct.

Superman 01-14-2012 08:00 AM

Another numerical detail that catches my attention is the use of the word "and" in saying numbers. "Three million and seven hundred and fifty-six thousand and three hundred and ninety two." Toss all the "ands" and it's "Three million, seven hundred fifty-six thousand, three hundred ninety two."

Tyson Schmidt 01-14-2012 08:02 AM

Doesn't bother me to abbreviate things. What's the last syllable in zero?

Rot 911 01-14-2012 08:04 AM

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island911 01-14-2012 08:12 AM

Shouldn't this be in PARF? :cool:

Tyson Schmidt 01-14-2012 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by island911 (Post 6493370)
shouldn't this be in parf? :cool:

:d

Zeke 01-14-2012 08:33 AM

Pet Peeves? The "your" and "you're" problem. People who can't figure out the difference between a possessive pronoun and and a pronoun plus a verb seem a little dim to me.

I yearn for days of yore when this was taught in schools.

I never heard anyone who spoke computer lingo say o's and ones.

(BTW, the use of an apostrophe to show multiple nouns in the case of a single lower case letter is correct.)

redstrosekNic 01-14-2012 08:57 AM

Along with the your/ your're, I find they're, there, and their fairly annoying.

masraum 01-14-2012 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superman (Post 6493342)
Another numerical detail that catches my attention is the use of the word "and" in saying numbers. "Three million and seven hundred and fifty-six thousand and three hundred and ninety two." Toss all the "ands" and it's "Three million, seven hundred fifty-six thousand, three hundred ninety two."

Right, the "and" is only supposed to be used if there are fractions

three hundred eighty three and three quarters
one thousand and three tenths
etc...

I find myself occasionally saying "o" for "0" (last night actually) and thought to myself "that was dumb."

Don Ro 01-14-2012 09:02 AM

If you attended a Catholic school for 12 yrs. like I did - instead of a gov't school - the nuns wouldn't have allowed these mistakes.
However, I still have to think before I use "lay" or "lie". :confused:
One of my ex-gfs used to enjoy correcting me.
.
Another one: exscape instead of escape.
.
Amazing how many TV anchor folks use improper English. :eek:

masraum 01-14-2012 09:02 AM

Another pet peeve of mine

3am in the morning, 10pm at night, etc...

for the computer guys

NIC card (Network Interface Card card?)

for us automotive forum folks, it's "brakes" not "breaks".

KFC911 01-14-2012 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeke (Post 6493403)
I never heard anyone who spoke computer lingo say o's and ones.
...

Didn't "get" the ones part, but when writing a zero, I always put a "slash" through it to differentiate between a 0 and an O. Comes second nature to me but I find it sometimes throws others off. It makes it an official "naught" :)

Brian in VA 01-14-2012 10:01 AM

I hate seeing 's when people mean to make a word plural. It is spreading like the plague.

VINMAN 01-14-2012 10:04 AM

Glad I'm not the only one that's annoyed by this!

Flieger 01-14-2012 10:28 AM

Neunzehnhundertneunundneunzig or Eintausendneunhundertneunundneunzig?

Eric Coffey 01-14-2012 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey (Post 6493293)
Pet peeve of mine.

When people rattle of numbers and say "Ohh" instead of zero.

Don't know why but it drives me nuts.

I feel better now.

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:D :p

Tyson Schmidt 01-14-2012 10:48 AM

I think the problem is people assume it's the letter O substituting for the number zero. They way I look at it. it's an abbreviation for zero. So it would be 'O, short for zero.

I mean who says it's nine on the clock? No we all say nine o' clock.

sammyg2 01-14-2012 11:17 AM

0 eye c

Eric Coffey 01-14-2012 12:11 PM

Sometimes "ohh" (being monosyllabic) just works/sounds better.

Porsche 9-ohh-1/4/6/8.
Corvette z-ohh-six.
3-ohh-8 caliber.
4-ohh-5 freeway.
4-point-ohh GPA.
etc. etc.

LeeH 01-14-2012 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric Coffey (Post 6493794)
Sometimes "ohh" (being monosyllabic) just works/sounds better.

Porsche 9-ohh-1/4/6/8.
Corvette z-ohh-six.
3-ohh-8 caliber.
4-ohh-5 freeway.
4-point-ohh GPA.
etc. etc.

+1

My cell phone number has 5 zeros. I know the difference between O and 0, but will use "oh" just to speed things up when telling people my number.

One of the area codes in Phoenix is 602. The vast majority (even the educated) say, "six oh two."

Zeke 01-14-2012 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian in VA (Post 6493558)
I hate seeing 's when people mean to make a word plural. It is spreading like the plague.

You need to study the grammar rules regarding this. For instance, there are several 911s amongst us, but not all are an S model. For plural in the S instance, one would say 911Ss. That's correct way to do it. However, an editor may prefer 911S's or
911 S's for clarity. The editor might also tell the writer to simply avoid the word.

It is acceptable if it provides clarity.

But you are correct in that nine times out of ten the apostrophe is not called for.

And if I really wanted to be grammatically correct, the above sentence should have said, " But you are correct in that for nine times out of ten the apostrophe is not called (or maybe appropriate). We just don't talk that way any more than we use Old English.

ShakinJoe 01-14-2012 06:18 PM

Suposably is my peeve.

red-beard 01-14-2012 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey (Post 6493293)
Pet peeve of mine.

When people rattle of numbers and say "Ohh" instead of zero.

Don't know why but it drives me nuts.

I feel better now.

My 1st wife actually wrote into newspapers about poor grammer.

You take things with you and bring things back home.

cantdrv55 01-14-2012 07:09 PM

0, o

It's a mute point.

john70t 01-14-2012 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red-beard (Post 6494404)
You take things with you and bring things back home.

Not if you live at work;)

crustychief 01-14-2012 11:29 PM

Hot water heater. In addition to the aforementioned peeves.

Heel n Toe 01-14-2012 11:33 PM

"I went to the ATM machine." (do these people not know what the M stands for?)

"Just call the 1-800 number." (it's an 800 number... everybody knows you have to dial a 1)

silver69 01-15-2012 12:01 AM

not knowing when to use "then" or "than"
And people who say "I could care less" when they should say "I couldn't care less"

redstrosekNic 01-15-2012 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silver69 (Post 6494601)
not knowing when to use "then" or "than"
And people who say "I could care less" when they should say "I couldn't care less"

+1

The "could care less" is the one that drives me the most crazy...

KFC911 01-15-2012 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redstrosekNic (Post 6494721)
+1

The "could care less" is the one that drives me the most crazy...

Hmph....I "could care less" and sometimes I "could not care less", and rarely I "could care more"...mostly, I just don't care!

ps: I think I'm guilty of just about all of these "pet peeves" on occasion, sometimes out of ignorance, sometimes out of apathy... doesn't really matter....it's a "mute dot" :)

Turbo_pro 01-15-2012 05:59 AM

When you see the POTUS do you think O or Zero?
or in this case many parts are interchangeable........................

Zeke 01-15-2012 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe (Post 6494593)
"I went to the ATM machine." (do these people not know what the M stands for?)

"Just call the 1-800 number." (it's an 800 number... everybody knows you have to dial a 1)

Unless you're on your cell phone.

LakeCleElum 01-15-2012 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by masraum (Post 6493459)
Another pet peeve of mine

3am in the morning, 10pm at night, etc...

for the computer guys

NIC card (Network Interface Card card?)

for us automotive forum folks, it's "brakes" not "breaks".

VIN Number= Vehicle Identification Number Number

herr_oberst 01-15-2012 11:04 AM

I've always thought it would be better to be at

"The wrong place at the wrong time"

than

"The wrong place at the right time"

GWN7 01-15-2012 02:21 PM

Double knot spy - YouTube

stuartj 01-15-2012 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superman (Post 6493342)
Another numerical detail that catches my attention is the use of the word "and" in saying numbers. "Three million and seven hundred and fifty-six thousand and three hundred and ninety two." Toss all the "ands" and it's "Three million, seven hundred fifty-six thousand, three hundred ninety two."

Well thats a cultural thing isnt it. My SO, when she hears, say, an American commentator refer to the year "two thousand nine" screams "AND nine" at the television.

Ive given up pointing out that they cant hear her.


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