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somedayseattle) wrote2025-07-17 04:34 pm
somedayseattle) wrote2025-07-17 04:34 pm
dizzy lizzy is in a tizzy
I’m not afraid to admit it but I am a Language Nazi. I don’t like to use that word but I tried Language Freedom Fighter but that sounded kind of stupid. I let it slide with satellite people all the time. You know people you come in contact with that aren’t really friends. Cashiers, salesman etc. but if you’re part of my inner circle I expect a lot more. That doesn’t mean I don’t like slang or colloquialisms...that means I hate poor use of the language. Down here in the Dirty South the phrase 'a whole nother' is popular. So is 'you might could'. That shit drives me absolutely batty. So does the cell phone commercial where the guy says 'where you at'? I don’t expect people to speak like the queen but my God, don’t say shit like that around me.
Which brings us to my urologist visit last Friday (New Pee Bag Day!) The customer service rep asks me “is your contact phone number still XXX-CCC-Oh-six-six-Zero” I confirmed it but then I had to ask why she said it like that. "The number contains two zeros. Why did you refer to one as OH and the other as ZERO? It’s the same number but you gave it 2 different identifiers." She apologized "I’m sorry I meant 0h-six-six-Oh” I asked if she was aware that it zero is a number and not a letter. She gave me the stink eye in a big way and he told me to go wait in the waiting area.
Welcome to my tortured life. It’s a goddamn zero. Refer to it as a goddamn zero. It’s not an OH. Why do people often replace a perfectly functioning zero with an O. I’ve never heard anyone do it the other way. I’ve never seen anyone say room is spelled r-zero-zero-m.
I think zero needs to hire better PR people.
Which brings us to my urologist visit last Friday (New Pee Bag Day!) The customer service rep asks me “is your contact phone number still XXX-CCC-Oh-six-six-Zero” I confirmed it but then I had to ask why she said it like that. "The number contains two zeros. Why did you refer to one as OH and the other as ZERO? It’s the same number but you gave it 2 different identifiers." She apologized "I’m sorry I meant 0h-six-six-Oh” I asked if she was aware that it zero is a number and not a letter. She gave me the stink eye in a big way and he told me to go wait in the waiting area.
Welcome to my tortured life. It’s a goddamn zero. Refer to it as a goddamn zero. It’s not an OH. Why do people often replace a perfectly functioning zero with an O. I’ve never heard anyone do it the other way. I’ve never seen anyone say room is spelled r-zero-zero-m.
I think zero needs to hire better PR people.