tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post5794061636561490282..comments2024-03-27T21:10:45.791+00:00Comments on Resourceaholic: ♫ You say zero, I say nought ♫Jo Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919801458664779971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-81680925557382577542023-07-12T14:10:31.315+01:002023-07-12T14:10:31.315+01:00And don't forget 'nowt' in northern En...And don't forget 'nowt' in northern England (Lancashire, anyway) to mean nothing rather than zero. I've never spelt nought as naught, but I wonder if 'naught' used to have a 'nowt' pronunciation... I suspect 'naught' spellers are reflecting naughty which has the 'nought ' sound. They're all rooted in the same spoken English meaning which is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-21515668051518613872022-11-30T15:29:35.057+00:002022-11-30T15:29:35.057+00:00Which is grammarly correct: 'naught point naug...Which is grammarly correct: 'naught point naught three grams' or 'naught point zero grams'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-33333876726555423572022-11-03T08:29:22.389+00:002022-11-03T08:29:22.389+00:00You forgot to mention 'noughts and crosses'...You forgot to mention 'noughts and crosses'.JosephKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10351663532845141243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-47838099121649719132020-03-29T18:09:43.228+01:002020-03-29T18:09:43.228+01:00Oh for numbers that start 087 zero for numbers 540...Oh for numbers that start 087 zero for numbers 540062 within and naught for decimals that start 0.9cureheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568834575344154814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-79678970696964644532016-02-18T08:57:54.786+00:002016-02-18T08:57:54.786+00:00If you're happy to say "oh seven ... &quo...If you're happy to say "oh seven ... " in a mobile phone number, then most people's landline must be "oh eye ...".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com