A few days ago
Martin K

In terms of date, what does ought mean?

Like in the statement, “back in ought nine”.

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A few days ago
derfini

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Yes, the others were correct – my old mother (from the north-west of England) always used it, and she thought zero was a silly word.
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A few days ago
VeggieTart — Let’s Go Caps!
It’s a way of saying zero.

Some people are calling this decade the Aughts (ought is a different word entirely), as calling it the Zeros sounds weird.

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A few days ago
Alowishus B
1909
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A few days ago
dream_girl
it means 0
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A few days ago
Anonymous
“ought” (also, variously aught, nought, naught) simply means “oh” or “zero”.
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A few days ago
Jacky S
’09

Another way of saying zero.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
it’s zero, zero nine.
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