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Pdk001 Posted 20 years ago
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how to read a number

0a country made up of over 7000 islands off the southeast coast of Asia. Population: 82,842,000 (2001). Capital: Manila. The Philippines were a colony of the US from 1898 until they became fully independent in 1948. People from the Philippines are called Filipinos.02br
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00how do i read it 82,842,000 ? eighty-two million eighty fore two hundrend thousand?02br
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1i 00how do i read it 82,842,000 ? 02i 02br 02br 00eighty two million, eight hundred and forty two thousand0-

  • 1i 00how do i read it 82,842,000 ?
  • 02i 02br 02br 00eighty two million, eight hundred and forty two thousand0-
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1i00how do i read it 82,842,000 ? eighty-two million eighty fore two hundrend thousand?02i02br
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00how do i read 243.253?02br
00two hundred fourty three point three hundredth fiftith two?02br
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1i00Two hundred (and) forty-three point two five three.02i0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite11i10Two hundred (and) forty-three point two five three.12i12br
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00could you teach me how to read another way like i said?02br
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0No-- only the way I wrote it: 01i00Two hundred (and) forty-three point two five three.02br
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Hi,
3,668,722

three million. six hundred and sixty-eight thousand, seven hundred and twenty-two.

Clive
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I prefer "more than" to "over". I'm not sure there's a logical reason for this.
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Philip, I ***** that one up every time and my editor fixes it for me, every time. I write "over" and she changes it to "more than." It may be related to fewer/less type distinctions, but I don't know.
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I'm bored.

Random House-- over: 13.in excess of; more than: over a mile; not over five dollars.
American Heritage-- over: 9. More than in degree, quantity, or extent: over ten miles; over a thousand dollars.
Compact Oxford-- over: 7. higher or more than.
Merriam-Webster-- over: 3 a:

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