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Originally Posted by Eric Coffey View Post
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.
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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."
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