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#44215 Thu, 02 Sep 04 11:46 AM

Could you explain me if can we add 's' to amounts. For example, two million dollar or two millions dollars; two thousand or two thousands, also hundred or hundreds.

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Mister Micawber

#44229 Thu, 02 Sep 04 03:40 PM

No 's' for specific numbers, but the plural unit: 'five thousand dollars'; 'two hundred peanuts'.;
An exception is the vague: 'I spent hundreds of dollars on fixing my car'; 'there are hundreds of thousands of stars in the sky'.

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