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Miyabi Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

About numbers

Is it correct to say:

1. 348,780 --> three hundred forty eight thousand seven hundred and eighty ( is "and" should always be put at the last in saying number?)

2, 33,600,090 -->thirty-three million six hundred thousand and ninety.

3. 333,600,000 ---> ?? I don't know how to say this.

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1. 348,780 --> three hundred forty eight thousand seven hundred and eighty- - Yes ( is "and" should always be put at the last in saying number? -- It is not necessary, but many or most native speakers add 'and' after the word 'hundred'.

— Mister Micawber

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  • 348,780 --> three hundred forty eight thousand seven hundred and eighty- - Yes ( is "and" should always be put at the last in saying number?
  • -- It is not necessary, but many or most native speakers add 'and' after the word 'hundred'.
  • 2, 33,600,090 -->thirty-three million six hundred thousand and ninety.
  • --OK.
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1. 348,780 --> three hundred forty eight thousand seven hundred and eighty-- Yes
( is "and" should always be put at the last in saying number? -- It is not necessary, but many or most native speakers add 'and' after the word 'hundred'.

2, 33,600,090 -->thirty-three million six hundred thousand and ninety.--OK. We also add the word 'and' for the rhythm when
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A hyphen is missing in forty-eight in the first one.
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miyabi1. 348,780 --> three hundred forty eight thousand seven hundred and eighty ( is "and" should always be put at the last in saying number?)
Use of the word and is one of the differences between North American English (American English and Canadian English) and English of the UK.

In North American English, and is omitted so 348,780
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