Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "British Numbers confuse Americans - Numberphile" video.

  1. Which has the same four syllable count as Mississippi and one one thousand. Thinking about it now, I can't believe that four syllables plus the number equals one second. What about a two syllable numbers like seven, or thirteen, or longer ones over twenty? Now you have to estimate how much to contract the number to make the formula work! A better system would just be to go "uh" 4 times quickly and use your fingers to track the numbers!
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  2. We use one thousand all the time, but agree with the rest.
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  3. I'd say triple zero or triple oh, but if there are four zeros I'd say double zero/oh double zero/oh, or for five, I'd say double zero/oh triple zero/oh. It's about balancing the ned for clarity, with rememberability.
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