Why do people say 'telephone number' when clearly there are more than one number?

[GroundZero]

it is a multiple digit number

 

[Malfeas]

Somebody cut off his balls so he can't reproduce.

 

[duragezic]

A telephone number clearly has more than one digit. You are confusing a number with a digit methinks.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: ManSnake
Shouldn't it be telephone numbers instead of telephone number?

Should 100 be referred to as a number or 3 numbers? duh.

Yes, but there are five numberS in 38,219

 

[NascarFool]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
that is fine because the telephone number is one number.

now, the one that bothers me is the PIN number.

I am surprised that no one said anything about PIN number. Personal Identification Number number.
I say phone numbers only when I plan to leave the number for my cell phone and the number for my home phone.

 

[Midlander]

Originally posted by: NascarFool

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
that is fine because the telephone number is one number.

now, the one that bothers me is the PIN number.

I am surprised that no one said anything about PIN number. Personal Identification Number number.
I say phone numbers only when I plan to leave the number for my cell phone and the number for my home phone.

Somewhat repetitively reduntant, wouldn't you say?

 

[Adica]

102,648 = 1 number

102,648 = 6 digits

Anyways reminds me of this...................

Why is it a:
pair of pants?
pair of glasses?

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: ManSnake
Shouldn't it be telephone numbers instead of telephone number?

You = idiota

 

[Nithin]

Originally posted by: crownjules

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
that is fine because the telephone number is one number.

now, the one that bothers me is the PIN number.

ATM machine.
NIC card.

Aggrivating.

what about people who say aggrivating? that's pretty aggravating.

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: Malfeas
Somebody cut off his balls so he can't reproduce.

Seconded! and BAN!

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: neovan
1 is a number
398475439 is a number
18004475739 is a number

 

[Lonyo]

Originally posted by: ManSnake
Shouldn't it be telephone numbers instead of telephone number?

No.
It's a telephone number.
It is made up of digits.
Hence why getting a telephone number can also be termed getting someones digits, the digits being what makes up the overall number.

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Lonyo

Originally posted by: ManSnake
Shouldn't it be telephone numbers instead of telephone number?

No.
It's a telephone number.
It is made up of digits.
Hence why getting a telephone number can also be termed getting someones digits, the digits being what makes up the overall number.

Besides, who wants to give up a finger every time someone asks them?

 

[yosuke188]

Maybe he is thinking like xxx-yyyy, therefore the number is actually consisting of 2 numbers, or (xxx)-yyy-zzzz, which would make it 3 numbers. That's not what I think, but just an idea.

 

[Goosemaster]

PWNED

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: SampSon
This is a really dumb question.

LMAO

:thumbsup:

 

[Xylitol]

All the numbers put together = 1 telephone number

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: ManSnake
Shouldn't it be telephone numbers instead of telephone number?

It's one number. Many numerals.

E.g.: 88 is one number (eighty-eight) but is composed of two numerals (a pair of 8's).

ZV

 

[mwtgg]

Go kill yourself to atone for this ridiculous question.

 

[Toasthead]

there are 7 digits, but its one number


is 198098837373 a number? yes it has mulitple digits but it is just a number

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: SampSon
This is a really dumb question.

qft

 

[RandomFool]

Originally posted by: neovan
18004475739 is a number

My question is what happens when you dial that number?

 

[FeuerFrei]

Wow, I thought there was no such thing as a stupid question ... I guess I was wrong.