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In American English, ZERO is generally used for the number '0':
e.g.
Her phone number is one three zero two six;
Zero point five (0.5, decimal fraction).
In British English, ZERO is used in scientific or technical language. The usual way of
saying '0' is NOUGHT or 0:
e.g.
Her phone number is one three nought two six;
Nought point five (0.5, decimal fraction).
The way of saying double numbers in telephone numbers is:
e.g.
(AE) The telephone number is five one one eight five three five;
(BE) The telephone number is five double one eight five three five.
13. Tables of equivalents of American-British units of measurement
Linear Measure
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 foot = 12 inches = 0.3048 m
1 yard = 3 feet = 0.9144 m
1 chain = 22 yards = 20.12 m
1 furlong = 10 chains = 0.2012 km
1 mile = 8 furlongs = 1.609 km
1 nautical mile = 6076.12 feet = 1852 m
Weight Measure
1 grain = 64.8 mg
1 dram = 1.772 g