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[jack]

In the "things that are easier to write than say" hexadecimal numbers step up to the plate. What is the best way of saying "0x32"?

* "Hex three two" or "Oh ex three two" or "three two hex" or "three two". Unambiguous, good enough for most situations, but slightly clunky and unsatisfying.
* "Hex thirty-two" or "thirty-two hex" eta: or "oh ex thirty-two" quicker, easy to work out, but prone to confusion[1].
* Not used by 32, but with "able, baker, charlie, dog, easy, fox" instead of "ay, bee, cee, dee, eff"
* Some completely new system eg, trisuffix-duo.
* Something corresponding to our current decimal system, where "ty" is I believe distantly related to "ten", using 'hex' or 'sex' as abbreviations for terms for sixteen, eg:

Thirhyn-two
Thirsy-two

It may be obvious that I use the first, sometimes slip into second, and would like to use the last. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[1] Objection: Incorrect, because thirty two refers to the number represented in decimal by "32", not that representation which in different bases means different numbers.
Rebuttal: Says who? No-one ever uses the terms other than in decimal, so people's normal use could equally well be either.

Comments

[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

I tend to say either "oh ex thirty two" or "thirty-two hex".

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I forgot the specify "oh ex thirty two". I often say "thirty two" in some form, but feel guilty because most people object. I think the "10 sorts of people" joke while better written works fine saying "ten" because most people know what you mean, and the wrongness only adds to the funny.