how to pronounce numbers

[StephenG1CMZ]

When pronouncing a sequence of digits, I usually pronunce 0 as "oh" - and in the case of telephone numbers and the like, leading zeros are pronounced, whereas in some cases they might be silent.

But on a few recent telephone calls to call centres, for example to give bank account numbers, I have noticed this can cause confusion, and I have to say" Zero" (or "Nought") instead to the human staff, who give the impression they are typing in the letter "O" into a numeric field, and are puzzled that it is not working.

5&9: Also, note that. In English "five" and "nine" can be confused over a noisy radio channel, so coastguards and the like may pronunce these "fife" and "niner" to emphasise the difference.