WAYS OF SAYING “0” 1.- Telephone numbers, room numbers, documents (e.g. passport, ID, car registration,…), bus numbers… ZERO (AmE) OH (BrE) e.g. Your room number is 307 (three-zero-seven (AmE) / three-oh-seven (BrE) 2.- Temperature ZERO e.g. It is freezing. The temperature is below zero. 3.- Football score NIL e.g. The score was 3-0 (three-nil) 4.- Tennis LOVE e.g. The score is 15-0 (fifteen –love) 5.- Grading NOUGHT (BrE) / ZERO (AmE) e.g. I got a nought in English 6.- Decimal points 6.1.- Before decimal points NOUGHT (only BrE) / ZERO 6.2.- After decimal points NOUGHT (only BrE) / ZERO / OH e.g. 0.05 (zero/nought point zero /nought/ oh five)
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