Watching a show today on a Las Vegas local TV channel, I > saw a new ad for a law firm. Its number was 400-0000. I > didn't think an office code could end in 00.
How is it pronounced? "702 four million"? "702 ... four-oh-oh ... oh-oh-oh-oh"?
Other examples of N00-0000 numbers:
201-200-0000 New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ (fax).
713-800-0000 Vision Consultants, Katy, TX
Office codes in the form N00 seem to be a blessing and a curse -- a blessing because they're easy to remember but a curse because nobody is quite sure how to pronounce them. Nevertheless, there are quite a few of them around. Here are several that I've encountered; I'm sure there are many more.
201-200 NJ Jersey City
252-500 NC Scotland Neck
321-600 FL Eau Gallie
443-200 MD Woodlawn
630-300 IL Lisle
630-400 IL St. Charles
702-400 NV Las Vegas
713-200 TX Houston
713-300 TX Houston
713-400 TX Houston
713-500 TX Houston
713-600 TX Houston
713-800 TX Houston
832-400 TX Alvin
903-200 TX Collinsville
919-300 NC Smithfield
979-300 TX Lake Jackson
979-600 TX Eagle Lake
979-800 TX Garwood
Last time we discussed this issue here on T-D, several readers posted even more examples. Unfortunately, I didn't keep a record of them.
Neal McLain