I noticed that I and Alexa say “six ‘oh’ five a m”, but is that the correct way of saying the time? Specifically the “oh” part?
Kind of like when speaking out a phone number, how we might say “my number is one two three, six ‘oh’ six…” but really, that’s not an “oh” like the letter O even though it looks like an O, but everyone knows the person is saying “six zero six”, which is the proper way of saying that.
Edit: thanks for all the answers everyone! This was just pure curiosity for me but I really enjoyed reading everyone’s responses and learning some new things!
Oh no, it doesn’t bother me at all lol. This was just a curiosity of mine.
When I speak to automated phone systems, I try to say “zero” instead of saying “oh” when speaking a phone number just to avoid me having to repeat myself in case I meet a system that’s not trained on hearing “oh”, but it got me wondering if there was a “proper” way to say the “0” in the time.