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Vieestchien Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

saleswoman/salesperson - the use of and in number

0Hi all,02br
00I have 2 questions:02br
001) When you present yourself, do you say "I'm a salesperson" or "I'm a salesman"? How about "I'm a saleswoman"?02br
002) When do you use "and" in a number? 02br
00For example:02br
00275: two hundred and seventy five or two hundred seventy five? 02br
00350 000: three hundred and fifty thousand or three hundred fifty thousand? 02br
001210: a thousand two hundred and ten? a thousand and two hundred and ten? 02br
00etc... 02br
00Thanks. 0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10vieestchien12cite 10When you present yourself, do you say "I'm a salesperson" or "I'm a salesman"? 12blockquote 10All of these are fine. Just don't use the last one if you're male.

— CalifJim

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10vieestchien12cite 10When you present yourself, do you say "I'm a salesperson" or "I'm a salesman"?
  • 12blockquote 10All of these are fine.
  • Just don't use the last one if you're male.
  • )02br 02br 00275: two hundred and seventy five or two hundred seventy five?
  • 02font 02br 02br 00350 000: three hundred and fifty thousand or three hundred fifty thousand?
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01cite10vieestchien12cite10When you present yourself, do you say "I'm a salesperson" or "I'm a salesman"? How about "I'm a saleswoman"?12blockquote
10All of these are fine. Just don't use the last one if you're male. 05002br
00(Note: The "and" is reduced to "an" or "n" in speaking.)02br
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0 Thank you 01b00CalifJim.02b00 So a woman can present herself "I'm a saleswoman" no problem? 0-
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0 It seems fine to me, though the personal choice of the woman herself comes into it. Some women (and men) may prefer to say, "I'm on the sales staff". There are always multiple ways of saying the same thing.02br
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00CJ 0-
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