> In what I assume is a related phenomenon, long numbers can be read out in digit pairs rather than single digits Poles do it as well, in pairs, triples or sin

> In what I assume is a related phenomenon, long numbers can be read out in digit pairs rather than single digits Poles do it as well, in pairs, triples or single digits, doesn't matter. But only for numbers that aren't quantities. Like - ids, account numbers, zip codes, phone numbers - no problem, but reading population or account balance that way would be weird.