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Randy D

1 800 000 0000 or 1-800-000-0000 or 1.800.000.000?

Don’t you find it kind of cool to use periods (full stops) in phone numbers in place of dashes and/or spaces?
[DISCLAIMER: I do not.]
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Posted - February 11, 2021
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  • 13395
    I prefer dashes or tidlies.
      February 11, 2021 8:57 AM MST
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  • 53498
    What’s a tidley?
      February 11, 2021 8:58 AM MST
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  • 44592
    Half of a tidleywink.
      February 11, 2021 9:00 AM MST
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  • 13395
    A tidley is a dash with a curl making it look tidly. 
    'Make it look tidley'  means to fancy something up a bit.
      February 11, 2021 9:15 AM MST
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  • 53498

     

      I’m sure it must be a Canadian thing. I’m no longer legally allowed to cross the northern border of the US, I think my ex had something to do with it. Grrrrrrr. 


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      February 11, 2021 9:19 AM MST
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  • 13395
    It's a word from the HMCS Navy which came from the HMS Navy.
    Doing tidly work around the ship like adding decorative ropework in suitable places.

    Actually I just thought I'd just say tidlies instead of tildes just for the fun of it.
      February 11, 2021 9:29 AM MST
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  • 53498

     

      Sort of like our “busywork”?
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      February 11, 2021 10:17 AM MST
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  • 13395
    I guesso.
      February 11, 2021 10:21 AM MST
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  • 44592
    When I type my phone number, I do so in the format that is given. It is usually hyphens, but it makes no difference to me.
      February 11, 2021 8:58 AM MST
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  • 19937
    As a general rule, I use hyphens.  The periods are used a lot in Europe.
      February 11, 2021 9:33 AM MST
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  • 10617
    Perhaps you'd prefer one of these styles ...

    Puasues -  1, 800, 000, 000 
    Uncertainty -  1?800?000?000? 
    Assertiveness - 1!800!000!000!!
    Hesitation - 1...8...0....0.......0...0...0...0.....0...... ... .... 0
    Anger - 1%$#*800@#*@! 00%$#*#@!000
    Coy - (1) (800) (000) (000)
    Affluent -  $1$800$000$000
    Sly - {1}(800)[000]
    Secretive  - 
    Mathematical - 1+800/000(000)=?
    Scientific - E1=800M000C0002
    Specific - "1800000000"
    Libraricial - 1shh800sshhh000Shhh000SHHH!
    Jocular - once1there800was a000man000from Nantucket
    Non-stop - 1&800&000&000&
    Accountant - 1%800%000%000
    Cheapskate - 00000000
    Sleepy - 1zzz800zzz000zzz000zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

      February 11, 2021 10:48 AM MST
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  • 53498

     

      I now know why they never let you run large companies. Go feed the cats!

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      February 11, 2021 11:32 AM MST
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  • 8214
    These are great!
      February 11, 2021 2:28 PM MST
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  • 34195
    Dash
      February 11, 2021 11:23 AM MST
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  • 17584
    I have always written telephone numbers (800)768-9010 or 800-768-9010.  People started using periods because it's easy on a keyboard.  The - is one of those keys that many of us eyeball before striking.  In other words, as the keyboard became more and more prevalent, the more we saw periods used in phone numbers.  Of course, we AT&T folks were appalled at the blasphemy. This post was edited by Thriftymaid at February 12, 2021 8:17 AM MST
      February 11, 2021 3:28 PM MST
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  • 53498

     

      Blasphemy is the perfect word for it!
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      February 12, 2021 7:51 AM MST
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  • 7404
    I have to put a plus sign followed by the country code, then all the numbers together no dashes, dots or spaces. For personal I use dashes. 
      February 12, 2021 7:47 AM MST
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