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Originally Posted by Doitsu
With some simple checks it should be possible to disambiguate the negative reply from the abbreviation of the word number, which is almost always followed by a numeral, e.g., No. 10, Downing Street.
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"Does the Prime Minister live at 11, Downing Street?"
"No. 10, Downing Street."
Sorry, I know that's contrived, but it does illustrate the difficulty. And I do agree that "No" rather than "Number" ought to be the default pronunciation; it's by far the more common.