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renata
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Mon, 03 Nov 03 10:26 PM
HELLO. I´M FROM BRAZIL AND NEED HELP WITH NUMBERS IN ENGLISH. I´D LIKE TO KNOW:
1) IF COMMAS ARE NECESSARY WHEN WRITING LARGE NUMBERS. FOR EXAMPLE:
FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE OR FIVE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE?
2) IF THE "AND" IS NECESSARY OR I CAN JUST SAY FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE;
3) IF IT´S CORRECT TO SAY "A THOUSAND A HUNDRED TWO" (1102);
4) IF THERE´S A RULE FORE SUBSTITUTING "ONE" BY THE ARTICLE "A", LIKE THE EXAMPLE BEFORE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
RENATA COSTA
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anelet
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Tue, 04 Nov 03 12:58 AM
First, yes, you need the comas among each number, but you don't need the and. just write the number.
It is not correct to say "A thousand a hundred two" Just say one thousand one hundred two.
I do not think there's a rule fro subtituying one for the article a. Just use the word one. You can say A hundred bill, but in that case you are refering to the bill instead of the hundred.
For example: 1973 one thousand nine hundred seventy three. Do not write comas among the numbers.
anelet
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