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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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It's a number or the number nine?
Hi. Please help. Let's say you are playing number bingo and the caller calls out a number, that is nine. Which is correct? Thank you in advance for your help.
(caller calling out a number)
1. It's a number nine.
2. It's the number nine.
(caller calling out a number)
1. It's a number nine.
2. It's the number nine.
Top answer
2. It's the number nine.
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- It's the number nine.
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Hi
Or, more obscurely, 'Number nine - Doctor's Orders!'
... because Number Nine was a laxative pill prescribed by doctors in the 1940s
Dave
Or, more obscurely, 'Number nine - Doctor's Orders!'
... because Number Nine was a laxative pill prescribed by doctors in the 1940s
Dave
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