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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Using "and" in numbers

I know that using the word "and" in numbers is wrong (one hundred and ten) but I can't find a site that explains this. Especially since and is removed from web search parameters.

Anyone know of a site that explains this?
  

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Sorry, but using ' and ' in numbers is not wrong at all-- it is used extensively in spoken English and when writing bank cheques.

  • Sorry, but using ' and ' in numbers is not wrong at all-- it is used extensively in spoken English and when writing bank cheques.
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Sorry, but using 'and' in numbers is not wrong at all-- it is used extensively in spoken English and when writing bank cheques.
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You are both correct. Emotion: smile

Using and saying (110) 'one hundred ten' is grammatically correct, and is the way the English langua
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Hello Anon,

I'd be interested in hearing your source for saying it's incorrect to use "and" or where it says that we should read numbers that way.
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how should i read the following No,1234567890
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It doesn't appear to be a number that describes a quantity, so I'd say only "one two three four five six seven eight nine zero."
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Hi,
110 - one hundred and ten (mainly British), one hundred ten (mainly American).

"and" is usually left out in American English when reading numbers.
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"and" is usually left out in American English when reading numbers.
This is not my experience (or my habit) at all, Kooyeen. Where did you get this information?
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I don't know where any of you are getting your information or how you all formed your habits.
All I can say is that I never use and in that context.

345 - three hundred forty-five
627 - six hundred twenty-seven
5763 - five thousand seven hundred sixty-three

(the year) 1975 - nineteen seventy-five

The only (semi-)exception is that on checks
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And I might add the lyrics from South Pacific's 'Honey Bun':

My doll is as dainty as a sparrow,
Her figure is somethin' to applaud.
Where she's narrow she's as narrow an arrow,
And she's broad where a broad should be broad.

A hundred and one pounds of fun,
That's my little honey bun!
Get a load of honey bun tonight.

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Well, that source trumps just about everything. I should have looked it up myself. I keep a very authoritative edition of Broadway Musical Comedy Lyrics right between Encyclopedia Britannica and the Oxford Unabridged on my book shelf.

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