<p>When reading a number or merchandise product to someone, be specific. I can't stand it when people say "O," when I had to clarify and ask them 'O or zero?" and I get, "Zero, actually."</p>
<p>O is easier to say</p>
<p>Are you telling me the pronunciation is less taxing on your tongue? Heck, then all academic work should be easier too. I agree its easier cause theres just one syllable but in professional realms you best be saying zero.</p>
<p>it just sounds better, brah. Imagine saying “agent double zero 7.” Sounds whack.</p>
<p>Well it depends on the situation, doesn’t it? I mean I would think it’s fine to say “o” instead of zero in a phone number, because it’s all numbers.</p>
<p>1-800-H0T-SEXX</p>
<p>Damn it.</p>
<p>doesn’t bother me.
what does annoy me more than anything else is when people deliberately spell things wrong when typing, such as substituting an “i” for a “y”. “lyfe” is no easier to type than “life”, and it looks just as ridiculous as when people substitute a z for an s. </p>
<p>Also, using numbers to replace short words is quite annoying. It a text message it is acceptable to do this because it may actually save slight amounts of time, but if it is that much harder to type out “for” than 4, you might want some keyboarding lessons. </p>
<p>One more thing, the use of the word “baller” to refer to something other than a basketball player. I will give the threadstarter the benefit of the doubt and assume that he does, in fact, intend to play basketball for the rest of his life, but the term “baller” is often misleading so people should stop saying it.</p>
<p>^ Text message lingo is okay for a text message. On forums, no.</p>
<p>word .</p>
<p>It depends on the situation. If you’re giving someone a phone number, “O” is much easier. Since there are never any letters in a phone number, it doesn’t really create any problems to say “O”. However, when there are a mix of letters and numbers involved, it’s best to say “zero”.</p>