Zewo → is Haitian Creole for the number zero.
Zewo bare → is a zero with a dash traced through the middle.
A zewo (zero) looks like this: 0
A zewo bare (barred zewo) looks like this:0
What's the difference in Haiti?
Well, in Haiti, a zewo (zero) is just a number.
But a zewo bare (0) screams null, worthless, fail, inefficient, wrecked.
For a student who has failed a test, there's nothing worse than seeing that zewo bare (0) on his/her test paper.
Sometimes, you feel it's worse than a simple zewo (zero).
It can be traumatizing!
Have you ever gotten a zewo bare on an exam in Haiti?
How did you feel about the instructor who took the special extra time to slash the bar through the zero?
Were you ever bullied because of this :(
Zewo bare → is a zero with a dash traced through the middle.
A zewo (zero) looks like this: 0
A zewo bare (barred zewo) looks like this:
What's the difference in Haiti?
Well, in Haiti, a zewo (zero) is just a number.
But a zewo bare (
For a student who has failed a test, there's nothing worse than seeing that zewo bare (
Sometimes, you feel it's worse than a simple zewo (zero).
It can be traumatizing!
Have you ever gotten a zewo bare on an exam in Haiti?
How did you feel about the instructor who took the special extra time to slash the bar through the zero?
Were you ever bullied because of this :(
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