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Pronouncing written things, spelling
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suzi  #22477  Sun, 15 Feb 04 09:50 AM
I think nought is an old fashioned word for nothing (pronounced "nort")
It has a partner word, "ought" which meant "anything" in phrases like "for ought I know" which you might find yourself reading in old books

in the UK we still use nought in the number system as I said above, point nought!
  
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Bubr  #22482  Sun, 15 Feb 04 11:53 AM
Hi nestman! Do you mean a book that teaches how to pronounce formulae?
  
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dinosm  #22491  Sun, 15 Feb 04 02:07 PM
Yes, 'nought' is still widely used in the UK to denote zero.
  
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