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Franklin Ong Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Expression of number in English 2
Hi,everyone
"1901" can be said as "nineteen oh one" or "nineteen hundred and one".which one is more formal or common used in spoken English?
0 = oh for telephone numbers,can i say "zero" when saying a phone number like 50011 to be five "double zero/ zero zero" one one.
10459595=ten million four hundred and fifty-nine thousand five hundred and five,is it correct?I think that it's long a bit.
104595=one hundred thousand and four thousand five hundred and ninety-five
356777=three hundred and fifty-six thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven
21449=twenty-one thousand four hundred and forty-four
Are the numbers shown as above correct?
"And" can be cancelled in American English,right?
For example:
356777 in AmE =three hundred fifty-six thousand seven hundred seventy-seven
"1901" can be said as "nineteen oh one" or "nineteen hundred and one".which one is more formal or common used in spoken English?
0 = oh for telephone numbers,can i say "zero" when saying a phone number like 50011 to be five "double zero/ zero zero" one one.
10459595=ten million four hundred and fifty-nine thousand five hundred and five,is it correct?I think that it's long a bit.
104595=one hundred thousand and four thousand five hundred and ninety-five
356777=three hundred and fifty-six thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven
21449=twenty-one thousand four hundred and forty-four
Are the numbers shown as above correct?
"And" can be cancelled in American English,right?
For example:
356777 in AmE =three hundred fifty-six thousand seven hundred seventy-seven
Top answer
-- The first is more common; the second is more formal. - - Yes . USE COMMAS.
- -- The first is more common; the second is more formal.
- - - Yes .
- USE COMMAS.
- -- It is individual, not regional; there is no rule; 'and' is merely an aid to rhythmic pronunciation which many adopt as habit.
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"1901" can be said as "nineteen oh one" or "nineteen hundred and one".which one is more formal or common used in spoken English?--The first is more common; the second is more formal.
0 = oh for telephone numbers,can i say "zero" when saying a phone number like 50011 to be five "double zero/ zero zero" one one.-- Yes
10,459,595=ten million,
0 = oh for telephone numbers,can i say "zero" when saying a phone number like 50011 to be five "double zero/ zero zero" one one.-- Yes
10,459,595=ten million,
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