5 exercises on speaking HTTP status codes digit by digit.
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How is the HTTP status "404 Not Found" normally read aloud?
HTTP status code 404 is read digit by digit as "four-oh-four" /fɔːr oʊ fɔːr/ — saying each digit, and using "oh" for the zero (very common in spoken English). So "I got a four-oh-four", "a four-oh-four page." Do not say "four hundred and four" as a single number, and do not group it as "forty-oh-four." Status codes are spoken as separate digits. Saying "four-zero-four" is acceptable but "four-oh-four" is the most natural.
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How is "500" (Internal Server Error) read aloud?
HTTP status 500 is most commonly read "five-oh-oh" /faɪv oʊ oʊ/ — digit by digit, with "oh" for each zero. So "the server threw a five-oh-oh", "a five-oh-oh error." The variant "five-double-oh" is also heard and acceptable, since the two zeros repeat. Avoid saying "five hundred" as a whole number for a status code. Speak the digits: "five, oh, oh."
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How is "200 OK" read aloud?
HTTP status 200 is read "two-oh-oh" /tuː oʊ oʊ/ — digit by digit, with "oh" for the zeros. So "it returned a two-oh-oh", "a two-oh-oh response means success." "Two-double-oh" is also acceptable. As with all status codes, you speak the individual digits rather than the full number "two hundred." The "OK" reason phrase is read as the letters "O-K" /oʊ keɪ/ when spoken.
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How is "401 Unauthorized" read aloud, and what does the zero become?
HTTP status 401 is read "four-oh-one" /fɔːr oʊ wʌn/ — each digit spoken, with the zero pronounced "oh." So "a four-oh-one", "you get a four-oh-one if the token is missing." Do not say "forty-one" (that drops a digit) or "four hundred one." This is the standard pattern for all three-digit status codes: speak the digits and use "oh" for zero.
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How is "301" (Moved Permanently) read aloud?
HTTP status 301 is read "three-oh-one" /θriː oʊ wʌn/ — each digit spoken, zero as "oh." Note the "three" begins with the voiceless "th" sound /θ/ (tongue between the teeth), not a "t" — do not say "tree-oh-one." So "set up a three-oh-one redirect", "a three-oh-one to the new URL." As always with status codes, you say the separate digits, not "three hundred one" or "thirty-one."