Nine eleven, not 9-1-1
My blood boils every time I hear anyone refer to the attacks of September 11th, 2001 as “911″.
Using the American English practice of identifying calendar dates by numeric value, September 11th would be written as 9/11, meaning the 9th month, the 11th day, and it would be spoken as “Nine eleven”.
“911″ on the other hand is the number you dial on American telephones to quickly be connected to emergency services.
Please don’t confuse the two.