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[Teo]

Is it acceptable in American English to read 7.005 as seven point zero zero five?
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[KazAV]

Not sure about that but in British English we would normally say seven point nought nought five, though zero is also correct but not normally used.

[Nef]

Is it acceptable in American English to read 7.005 as seven point zero zero five?

Yes

[Teo]

What about sevent point O O(letter O) five? is that ok?
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[KazAV]

Not really, although in Britain, people do say O when quoting telephone numbers. It is certainly not used with the number you refer to, in my knowledge.

It is actually incorect to say O at all since you are mixing alphabetical and numerical. With numbers, use the numerical. That means saying nought or zero.

[Jintii]

In American English, it is common and acceptable to say either:

seven point zero zero five

or

seven point oh oh five