Poor Zero

Consider the zero. Not the oh, the zero. We say oh. We say our phone number is 555-6-oh-5-2-1. We hardly ever say 5-5-5-6-zero-5-2-1. When we learn to count, we learn one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Did we ever say zero? The only time that figure shows up is with ten and then we say ten, not, t-zero and then 20, 30, 40, on to 100. And zero never enters into it. When we learn the alphabet, it is a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, I, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, and on. We say oh, not zero. My ZIP code is 955-oh-3. My are code is 7-OH-7. I never say 955-zero-3 or 7-zero-7.
Poor zero!