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saleswoman/salesperson - the use of and in number

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vieestchien  #526147  Thu, 12 Jun 08 04:36 AM
Hi all,

I have 2 questions:

1) When you present yourself, do you say "I'm a salesperson" or "I'm a salesman"? How about "I'm a saleswoman"?

2) When do you use "and" in a number?

For example:

275: two hundred and seventy five or two hundred seventy five? 

350 000: three hundred and fifty thousand or three hundred fifty thousand? 

1210: a thousand two hundred and ten? a thousand and two hundred and ten? 

etc... 

Thanks. 

  
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CalifJim  #526148  Thu, 12 Jun 08 04:43 AM

vieestchien
When you present yourself, do you say "I'm a salesperson" or "I'm a salesman"? How about "I'm a saleswoman"?
All of these are fine.  Just don't use the last one if you're male.  Smile

(Note:  The "and" is reduced to "an" or "n" in speaking.)

275: two hundred and seventy five or two hundred seventy five?   The first is standard; the second is also heard often.

350 000: three hundred and fifty thousand or three hundred fifty thousand?  The first is standard; the second is also heard often.

1210: a thousand two hundred and ten? a thousand and two hundred and ten? Not the second one.

CJ 


  
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vieestchien  #526155  Thu, 12 Jun 08 05:19 AM
 Thank you CalifJim. So a woman can present herself "I'm a saleswoman" no problem? 
  
CalifJim  #526182  Thu, 12 Jun 08 08:15 AM
 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.

CJ 

  
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