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Dominik Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Numbers with dots - how to read?

3.5 million
2.7 million

I would like to ask you also how to read this time:

Can you smoke on the 1220 train to Wellington?

Thanks in advance!
  

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" Depending on the company you keep, you might also hear "Three-and-a-half million," but "two-and-seven-tenths million" is extremely unlikely.

  • " Depending on the company you keep, you might also hear "Three-and-a-half million," but "two-and-seven-tenths million" is extremely unlikely.
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In the US, we say "Three point five million," and "two point seven million."
Depending on the company you keep, you might also hear "Three-and-a-half million," but "two-and-seven-tenths million" is extremely unlikely.
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Thank you very much, what about the train?
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Sorry about that. I just finished answering it when you posted. I was on Edit, so it got Zapped. I'll try again.
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Trains are often named for their scheduled departure time, so we'd say, "on the twelve-twenty," or if our listener is unfamiliar with the schedule, "on the twelve-twenty [train] to Wellington.
"Wellington being British, you might find some differences in the customs.

Sorry about the delay. I didn't see the second question originally, and posted the first. I knew I had time left f
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Thank you very much Avangi for your clarification. Emotion: smile

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