nine-one-one vs. nine-eleven?

[Steve K.]

On Mon, 13 Mar 2000 emckean at ENTERACT.COM wrote:

> Is there any info on who says nine-one-one and who says nine-eleven?
> Regional? Socioeconomic? EMT folks vs. the rest of us?

Relatedly, in Chicago in the 80s when the area code 312 was first split
into 312/708, I was really taken aback when I heard a suburbanite say
three-twelve, instead of three-one-two. I wonder if the people who
pronounce area codes in a non digit-digit-digit pattern are the same ones
saying nine-eleven.

(I haven't heard nine-eleven yet.)

--- Steve K.