How to pronounce 24/7?

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Boris Tatarenko

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How should I pronounce 24/7? I've no idea.
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SoothingDave

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This isn't a date. It's an expression "24/7" meaning "all the time." Seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
 

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I thought it was "twenty-four over seven".:oops:
 

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It is twenty-four over seven in the right context.
It's also twenty-four seven; twenty-four divided by seven; twenty-four sevenths; and probably a few other things related to various specialties.

The only context in which it is pronounced "twenty-four seven" is when it means "24 hours a day/ 7 days a week". For example a shop that is open 24/7 never closes.
 
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