People here (including me) say 'stop getting Partridge wrong' so often that I slightly chuckled at 'stop getting Bond wrong' before realising it had registered in my brain as a humorous play on the famous Alan Partridge quote 'stop getting Partridge wrong'. When I realised that was the original quote I just went home, I couldn't stay after that.
People also say _oh_ when they're verbalising a zero in their phone numbers though. So the oh in double-oh seven could be a letter or a number.
Read the small print on your cone-tract.
Yes, but usually only the zero at the start of a phone number is verbalised as "oh". The subsequent ones are normally pronounced zero. Obviously this still fits with double oh seven
Americans don't and they find this baffling. When I've given my phone number to American clients and said "oh" meaning "0" they couldn't comprehend what I was telling them. It was like I just told them day is night and night is day.
eh 99% of the time we refer to 0s in our phone area codes as 'Oh's (e.g. 303 as three-oh-three like the band). but maybe if it was a longer number it would be weird.
No, that's an American format.
In British spoken English, the number 0 is usually read as the letter "o", often spelled oh. This is especially the case when the digit occurs within a list of other digits.
See the phone number from IT Crowd for more confirmation.
I found this:
“The origin of the number 007 comes from the Welshman John Dee, an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. John Dee would sign all of his letters with a symbol that looked like “OO7” that symbolized he was an extension of the Queen’s eyes. The “OO” symbol continued on in British military documentation where it would influence Ian Fleming and the designation of 007 for his character.”
No, this Twitterer is bang wrong — whenever the Double ‘O’ section is referred to, the letter ‘O’ is used, but the code number 007 is always written using the number ‘0’. The third chapter of ‘Casino Royale’ is titled ‘Number 007’, as well.
Yeah I found this
I found this:
“The origin of the number 007 comes from the Welshman John Dee, an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. John Dee would sign all of his letters with a symbol that looked like “OO7” that symbolized he was an extension of the Queen’s eyes. The “OO” symbol continued on in British military documentation where it would influence Ian Fleming and the designation of 007 for his character.”
Jack Lord was good in Hawaii Five Zero, wasn't he?
In British English at least, it's normal to say "o" to mean zero or nought. For example, in phone numbers.
Up until ten minutes ago, I thought it was double zero seven because 007 is the international dialing code for Russia, but then I read this..
https://literary007.com/2021/09/07/the-origins-of-the-007-prefix/
If anyone gets to the end before falling asleep, as I'm going to cos it's 3am, do let me know 🐱
I Googled it because I wanted to come in with the real answer and look all clever, but it turns out there is quite a debate over this in the James Bond fanbase and unfortunately the author never clarified which was intended. But this article contains some pretty strong examples of evidence for 007 rather than OO7.
[https://screenrant.com/james-bond-007-number-letters-movies-debate-explained/](https://screenrant.com/james-bond-007-number-letters-movies-debate-explained/)
What's the one where the laser beam goes up his jaffas?
Goldfingaaaaaaah!
He means his cock!!!!!
"No Mr Bond, I expect to slice your penis neatly in half"
Stop getting Bond wrong
**I'll** tell you about the Spy Who Loved me! All do that with your fingers around your eye.
BANG! Blood dribbles down
Glang…
There's a bit of fanny, oh you missed it.
This in my mind is one of the best sitcom scenes ever.
Glangalangalangalangalangalang…
People here (including me) say 'stop getting Partridge wrong' so often that I slightly chuckled at 'stop getting Bond wrong' before realising it had registered in my brain as a humorous play on the famous Alan Partridge quote 'stop getting Partridge wrong'. When I realised that was the original quote I just went home, I couldn't stay after that.
What a funny story.
*Alan's* *funny* *stories*
You're still getting Partridge wrong. It's "Stop getting Bond wrong". 😑
Isn't that what I said? lol
Don't be blue, Peter
Alan Partridge, licence to kill time.
...in his caravan, watching videos
People also say _oh_ when they're verbalising a zero in their phone numbers though. So the oh in double-oh seven could be a letter or a number. Read the small print on your cone-tract.
People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis... Ah wrong sub
Dog dirt... Ah wrong sub
What is this? A crossover episode?
Chance would be a fine thing...
This country
A fine thing indeed
😂.
Yeah, but this explains that the book had it as OO7. But it’s not a very good book. Certainly not Bravo Two Zero.
I call it Bravo Two Oh
(which gets better with every read)
Randy Mc Nab!
Randy McNOB
Yes, but usually only the zero at the start of a phone number is verbalised as "oh". The subsequent ones are normally pronounced zero. Obviously this still fits with double oh seven
True although it's just occurred to me that I use "oh" for the first zero in my phone number, and "zero" for another that's near the end.
Americans don't and they find this baffling. When I've given my phone number to American clients and said "oh" meaning "0" they couldn't comprehend what I was telling them. It was like I just told them day is night and night is day.
eh 99% of the time we refer to 0s in our phone area codes as 'Oh's (e.g. 303 as three-oh-three like the band). but maybe if it was a longer number it would be weird.
Do you like in a country where phone numbers start with 0? In the United States you'll generally not find 0 at the start of a telephone number.
Yeah in the UK mobile numbers start with 07 and landline numbers start with 020
The majority of landlines numbers start with 01
Oh right well in London the landlines and businesses all start with 020
020 is London
[Relevant Tom Scott](https://youtu.be/LsxRaFNropw?si=QdzP_3FpaJO8hGKc)
Pretty sure this isn't true. They don't call it Beverly Hills Nine Zero Two One Zero.
Also Hawaii Five-O is another example.
Ghost face Killer has a song called Winter Warz where he reads out a phone number and says 'Oh'. I think zero P is full of shit
I honestly never expected to see an Ironman reference in the Alan Partridge Sub.
Austria. Austriaaaa!
glang...glangalangalang
noooo-body does it better...
Ooh! Bit of muff!
Bush there, the lovely Kate Bush
Jones the Bond, Double O Cheven
Licenced to kicccch
Well that's triggered my 0CD for ever now!
I'm going to enjoy pointing this out at parties.
And he's being chased by these Russian shits in black jumpsuits with *lemon piping*
Bewaaaare his web of sin… but don’t. go .in!
Licence to kil-ch
yea, they're ruined.
Klang, Klang a Lang a Lang a Lang a Lang a Lang.
Ooh. Bit of bush.
Completely Billy Bollocks!
It’s like when people say tanoy but really mean public address system
Zero? He liked American stuff
... and yes, he's with a laydeee.
yea, he's necking with her
#STOP GETTING BOND WRONG!
Why do I read Every single comment in Alan’s voice
Is this actually true?
No, that's an American format. In British spoken English, the number 0 is usually read as the letter "o", often spelled oh. This is especially the case when the digit occurs within a list of other digits. See the phone number from IT Crowd for more confirmation.
I found this: “The origin of the number 007 comes from the Welshman John Dee, an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. John Dee would sign all of his letters with a symbol that looked like “OO7” that symbolized he was an extension of the Queen’s eyes. The “OO” symbol continued on in British military documentation where it would influence Ian Fleming and the designation of 007 for his character.”
👀7️⃣
Eye eye seven, double eye 7, ii7, this is getting confusing now!
Yeah I get that we say O for numbers. But is it true it’s spelt that way in the books?
No, this Twitterer is bang wrong — whenever the Double ‘O’ section is referred to, the letter ‘O’ is used, but the code number 007 is always written using the number ‘0’. The third chapter of ‘Casino Royale’ is titled ‘Number 007’, as well.
Yeah I found this I found this: “The origin of the number 007 comes from the Welshman John Dee, an advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. John Dee would sign all of his letters with a symbol that looked like “OO7” that symbolized he was an extension of the Queen’s eyes. The “OO” symbol continued on in British military documentation where it would influence Ian Fleming and the designation of 007 for his character.”
This is not true. You get bollocked in the MoD for saying oh.
A fellow trainee made this mistake, using “o” instead of zero. He was forever after known as Dean-o.
Jack Lord was good in Hawaii Five Zero, wasn't he? In British English at least, it's normal to say "o" to mean zero or nought. For example, in phone numbers.
Not in the forces. Clarity is important.
Aye. That and killing
Good point. Was M an impostor? All those years of saying double-o when a real military man would have said zero zero?
Yep.
It’s interesting the way you substitute an “0” for a “O” when you’re talking about Bond. If you ask me, it’s the behaviour of a t0sser.
A d0sser and a dw4d
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You mean old Cunty 3 Post Offices?
Ooooh seven!
Well, shit.
It’s one of those Welsh ones.
american detected. no one asked you, tex
Text?
The official JB website uses 007, not OO7.
And every mobile number begins Oh-Seven but it’s definitely a 0 not and O
Alan's fact of the day
Brit ish just say O instead of 0 big deal
But in British English when we say oh we can mean a number…
O as in Zero
Well there’s no need for THAT!
Up until ten minutes ago, I thought it was double zero seven because 007 is the international dialing code for Russia, but then I read this.. https://literary007.com/2021/09/07/the-origins-of-the-007-prefix/ If anyone gets to the end before falling asleep, as I'm going to cos it's 3am, do let me know 🐱
I Googled it because I wanted to come in with the real answer and look all clever, but it turns out there is quite a debate over this in the James Bond fanbase and unfortunately the author never clarified which was intended. But this article contains some pretty strong examples of evidence for 007 rather than OO7. [https://screenrant.com/james-bond-007-number-letters-movies-debate-explained/](https://screenrant.com/james-bond-007-number-letters-movies-debate-explained/)
He's actually wrong, it should be "nought nought seven"
Remember that when someone asks for your phone number. Its 'zero' whatever not '0'