nine-one-one vs. nine-eleven?

[Bruce Dykes]

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From: emckean at ENTERACT.COM <emckean at ENTERACT.COM>
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Date: Monday, March 13, 2000 9:56 AM
Subject: nine-one-one vs. nine-eleven?


>Is there any info on who says nine-one-one and who says nine-eleven?
>Regional? Socioeconomic? EMT folks vs. the rest of us?
>
>I'm thinking it's just personal preference, but I heard a Denver-based
>reporter say "nine-eleven tapes" on NPR this morning and it struck me.


I wonder how this compares to four-one-one. The slang term, not the number.
Is four-eleven ever actually used, or is it always four-one-one?

bkd