'Aut'
I love the old term for zero "aut" or however it's pronounced. When was the last time this term was used? Where can I find more on this term?
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aught
I always hoped we'd use that term for the first decade of this century, but alas, it ought not to be...
shareI consider myself a romantic and student of the Victorian age. I would still use it if I were to write a correspondence, alas we've passed the years where an "Aut" can be used.
I don't know a lot about anything but I know a little about practically everything
Vincent Price
I believe it is spelled "aught" actually.
On The Beverly Hillbillies, Jethro uses the word a lot whenever he's doing his "ciphering." (Or math calculations as we would call it)