How do you pronounce 1701?
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I'd say that this guy gets the last word:
Interesting question, I've never thought about how I say it. I suppose if I'm just saying "1701" by itself I say "Seventeen-OH-One." However if I add the NCC first I'll say it as "One-Seven-Zero-One." Seems more formal that way.
How often do we even hear it onscreen?
IIRC the Borg say 'one seven zero one' in Best of Both Worlds pt.1, and there's 'one seven zero one alpha' in Star Trek VI: TUC.
And I always think it would have been funny if the computer had made Scotty specify the year in that scene, seen as the 1701 had plenty of bridge redresses and overhauls in its time
IIRC the Borg say 'one seven zero one' in Best of Both Worlds pt.1, and there's 'one seven zero one alpha' in Star Trek VI: TUC.
And I always think it would have been funny if the computer had made Scotty specify the year in that scene, seen as the 1701 had plenty of bridge redresses and overhauls in its time
Rasmussen (TNG ep A matter of time) says 'Where I come from, every historian knows the bridge of old seventeen-oh-one-D.') at the beginning of the ep. Just checked.
As for the Scotty holodeck clip: he was clearly irritated there, causing him to spell it out. Doesn't necessarily mean that he would usually say it that way (though he very well could, of course).
As for the Scotty holodeck clip: he was clearly irritated there, causing him to spell it out. Doesn't necessarily mean that he would usually say it that way (though he very well could, of course).
That "alpha" feels so out of place, by the way.
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One-Seven-Zero-One. I never use "o" in place of "0." It goes against my internal nitpicker.
Yeah, who uses existing communication protocol on a spaceship inside BumpyHeadPrime space? amatuers.
We've seen some five-digit registries, and the would be awkward using "thousand." By the time you can say "N C C firty-one thousand, four hundred two," it'll be too late.
So, I'd prefer "one seven oh one" in this case.
So, I'd prefer "one seven oh one" in this case.
Seventy-three. Is there another way I'm supposed to say it?Next thread should be "How Do You Pronounce My Username?"
A mistype of a TNG episode title ?
one-seven-oh-one.
Who says the "dash"? Is it "en see see one seven oh one" or "en see see dash one seven oh one"?
Who says the "dash"? Is it "en see see one seven oh one" or "en see see dash one seven oh one"?
Maybe they should all end in "99" so as to appear discounted, and a bargain. E.g., "Was $17.01, it's yours for 16.99."
I don't know that I've ever said it out loud. In my head, it's "seventeen oh one." If I had to say it for something important or official, I would probably say "one seven zero one."
Sure, it's a colloquial pronunciation and there's nothing wrong with that. People have been saying Boeing seven-oh-seven for close to 60 years. The British three-oh-three Enfield rifle for over a hundred. Does anyone ever say secret agent double-zero-seven? Or that President Kennedy was skipper of PT one zero nine?
One-se-ven-oh-one.
Se-ven-teen-oh-one.
Sounds like a tie to me.
Sure, it's a colloquial pronunciation and there's nothing wrong with that. People have been saying Boeing seven-oh-seven for close to 60 years. The British three-oh-three Enfield rifle for over a hundred. Does anyone ever say secret agent double-zero-seven? Or that President Kennedy was skipper of PT one zero nine?
One-se-ven-oh-one.
Se-ven-teen-oh-one.
Sounds like a tie to me.
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