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Dial 1-877-cant spl

I just realized on calling the bank for work that those stupid phone numbers where they spell out the number as a word (1-800-Plumber; 1-877-PNC-Bank) are going to get more common as text messaging takes over the world.

And this makes me wonder: we standardized spelling 300 years ago why?

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  1. jim says

    29 June 2006 at 10:10

    IIRC, it’s because no one RTFMs. Cul8r. 🙂

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