On 7/1/06, dly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...
nil: noun-  zero, esp. as a score in certain games : they beat us
three-nil.
adjective-nonexistent : his chances for survival were slim, almost nil.
ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin, contraction of nihil 'nothing.'

Yes.  We also have other options:
   zero   --  widespread
   null   --  widespread
   nul    --  Microsoft's MSDOS and MSWindows
   love   --  racket sports
   zilch  -- neologism
   ... others?

:)
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