Hey buddy, that is an 0 not O
Jan 4, 2023, 4:53 pm
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Hey buddy, that is an 0 not O
I just learned that all AAdvantage numbers that have a mix of letters and numbers ONLY has a 0 (number zero) and not an O (capital letter O) as the letter O is not part of anyone membership.
Jan 4, 2023, 5:11 pm
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Jan 4, 2023, 5:20 pm
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On the rare occasions that I have to provide my AAdvantage number over the phone, I always say, "the numeral zero" when I get to the "0" in my AAdvantage number.
Jan 5, 2023, 6:12 am
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Jan 5, 2023, 7:05 am
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Ok, I'll bite. The greatest minds in math have differed over this since the abacus was invented. I'm in the "Zero IS considered a number" camp, but it's neither positive nor negative. But it does signify an empty quality, it is used in calculations, it represents a baseline. The same argument has been made that negative numbers are not 'numbers' because they don't represent a quantity. It won't be long before this debate moves over to the Omni forum. So get this back on track, my AA number has a ZERO at the end of it. I never once considered it a letter, but maybe because my account "number" is XXX####.
Jan 5, 2023, 7:10 am
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Ok, I'll bite. The greatest minds in math have differed over this since the abacus was invented. I'm in the "Zero IS considered a number" camp, but it's neither positive nor negative. But it does signify an empty quality, it is used in calculations, it represents a baseline. The same argument has been made that negative numbers are not 'numbers' because they don't represent a quantity. It won't be long before this debate moves over to the Omni forum. So get this back on track, my AA number has a ZERO at the end of it. I never once considered it a letter, but maybe because my account "number" is XXX####.
I didn't come here for an argument. That's in Room 12A.
Jan 5, 2023, 10:54 am
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I never understood the purpose of using letters in membership numbers, it just makes for difficulty in VOR systems. I get it, 26 options vs. 10 per character, but just make the number 1-2 characters longer. Letters are a bad idea in membership credentials that need to be shared via phone.
Jan 5, 2023, 12:20 pm
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For me (getting back on track), I've never understood why PNRs use the full character set. To eliminate potential ambiguities, one would expect they use only one of 0/O, 1/I/L, J/G (many non-native English speakers get those confused), V/W (again, can be confused in other languages), etc.
Jan 5, 2023, 1:34 pm
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For me (getting back on track), I've never understood why PNRs use the full character set. To eliminate potential ambiguities, one would expect they use only one of 0/O, 1/I/L, J/G (many non-native English speakers get those confused), V/W (again, can be confused in other languages), etc.
Jan 5, 2023, 1:49 pm
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So, why wasn’t there a year zero? No Roman numeral for it.
I do know a guy who is so afraid of negative numbers he will stop at nothing to avoid them. (I know too many math jokes)
I do know a guy who is so afraid of negative numbers he will stop at nothing to avoid them. (I know too many math jokes)
Jan 5, 2023, 2:03 pm
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I had a colleague once who could have spent the entire lunch hour pontificating about the number-ness of zero, starting from ancient Egypt and working up to the present day.
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Jan 5, 2023, 2:06 pm
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For me (getting back on track), I've never understood why PNRs use the full character set. To eliminate potential ambiguities, one would expect they use only one of 0/O, 1/I/L, J/G (many non-native English speakers get those confused), V/W (again, can be confused in other languages), etc.