Numerals: 'hundred' and 'and'

"Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes,
Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear.
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year?"


("Seasons of love," from "Rent")

Just wondering if "and" is missing because it's a song ...

I often omit the "and."

What I would actually say, if I were transcribing number (listed first) or if it were dollars (listed second):

125 - one twenty-five or one hundred twenty-five dollars

105 - one oh five or one hundred and five dollars - I'm more inclinded to use the "and" when there are 0's in between

1125 - eleven twenty-five or eleven hundred tw

Hi guys,

Generally speaking, I think of omitting 'and' with numbers as a feature of AmE. Americans are such rebels!

Best wishes, Clive

Well, yes, but we make up for all those omitted "ands" with all those "full stops" after our Mr., Ms., and Mrs.

CliveHi guys,

Generally speaking, I think of omitting 'and' with numbers as a feature of AmE. Americans are such rebels!

Best wishes, Clive

Hi,

Does that mean that Britons always read 125 000 as ""one hundred and twenty-five thousand"? To me, it seems to be the most justifiable omission out of all the suggested ones.

We do indeed say and in this position.
Another point is the article. I say "a hundred" if it's the beginning of the number. If there are thousands before, I say "one hundred". Am I right in saying that where the Brits say "a hundred" the Americans just say "hundred"?

No, I would not say 125 and hundred twenty-five. Probably "one hundred twenty-five" but may be "a hundred and twenty-five." For some reason, the "a" hundred seems to go with the "and." I will pay attention to how people say this around me, because we work with numbers quite a bit.