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Saying Oh for Zero

Mary Beth in Greenville, South Carolina, wonders: Why do we say four-oh-nine for the number 409 instead of four-zero-nine or four-aught-nine? What are the rules for saying either zero or oh or aught or ought to indicate that arithmetical symbol...

Bloke Coke

Bloke Coke  n.— «Similarly, Coca-Cola saw sales soar by 21 per cent to £205 million with its new no-calorie Coca-Cola Zero, the black- packaged drink dubbed “Bloke Coke” as it is targeted at men who might be resistant to buying...

World War Zero

World War Zero  n.— «The Russo-Japanese War “is easy to overlook because it was not a lengthy one,” said Kurk Dorsey, an associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire. “But the treaty was really...

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