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We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjxrh/Post.htm#549396Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:59:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549396Grammar Geek0http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjxrh/Post.htm#549396http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549396.xml<p>Well, we also introduced Ben &amp; Jerry&#39;s to the world, so we&#39;re not ALL bad.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjnqg/Post.htm#549378Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:15:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549378Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjnqg/Post.htm#549378http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549378.xmlHi,<br />I wouldn&#39;t say &#39;only Americans&#39;, but to my mind that&#39;s where the usage comes from.<img id="@@emo@@" alt="(:)) Smile" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" /><br />Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjnqr/Post.htm#549372Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:53:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549372Grammar Geek2http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjnqr/Post.htm#549372http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549372.xml<p>Oh, sorry. I had posted &quot;I&#39;d say to as well&quot; and I thought your post about that sounding American was aimed at that! </p> <p>Gotcha. So we both use &quot;to&quot; but only Americans use &quot;through&quot;? I&#39;ll try to remember that.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjnpq/Post.htm#549371Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:49:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549371Clive3http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjnpq/Post.htm#549371http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549371.xmlHi,<br />I favour &#39;from 2003 to 2007 (inclusive)&#39;.<br /><br />Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjnpm/Post.htm#549367Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:47:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549367Grammar Geek4http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/2/gjnpm/Post.htm#549367http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549367.xml<p>What preposition do you use?</p> <p>In the period 1824–1844, blah blah...</p> <p>In the period eighteen twenty-four _<u>?</u>___&nbsp; eighteen forty-four...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnpl/post.htm#549366Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:42:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549366Clive5http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnpl/post.htm#549366http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549366.xmlHi,<br />To my ear, sounds rather American.<br />Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnpk/post.htm#549365Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:41:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549365Grammar Geek6http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnpk/post.htm#549365http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549365.xml<p>I would use &quot;to&quot; as well (but not &quot;minus&quot;).</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnph/post.htm#549362Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:38:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549362New2grammar7http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnph/post.htm#549362http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549362.xmlThe meetings lasted Monday through Thursday.</p> <p>Clive, are you saying this through?<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnpv/post.htm#549359Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:30:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549359Clive8http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnpv/post.htm#549359http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549359.xmlHi GG, <br />To me, that use of &#39;through&#39; is or at least used to be a uniquely American English expression. <img id="@@emo@@" alt="(:)) Smile" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" /><br /><br />Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnxh/post.htm#549345Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:12:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549345Grammar Geek9http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnxh/post.htm#549345http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549345.xml<p><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Vincent Teo</strong></div><div>If&nbsp; in the year 1344 - 1424, <br /><br />we also can say,<span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"><br /><br /></span><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"><span style="COLOR:#111111;"><strong>one thousand, three hundred and forty-four minus . . . . <br /></strong><br />or<br /><br /><br /><strong>thirteen forty-four minus&nbsp; . . .&nbsp; ? </strong></span></span> <div></div> <p></div></BLOCKQUOTE></p> <p>No!</p> <p>In the year<strong>s</strong> thirteen forty-four <strong>through</strong> fourteen twenty-four...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnkh/post.htm#549277Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:22:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549277Tanit10http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnkh/post.htm#549277http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549277.xml<br />Hi,<br /><br />Use &quot;<em>minus</em>&quot; when you are talking about maths (a subtraction). For instance: <br /><em><br />1424 - 1344 = 80 =&gt; one thousand, four hundred and twenty-four minus one thousand, three hundred and forty-four equals eighty </em><br /><br /><br />If you are talking about time, you cannot say &quot;<em>minus</em>&quot;. You could use &quot;<em>between ... and</em>&quot;.<br /><em><br />1424 - 1344 =&gt; &quot;Between thirteen twenty-four and fourteen forty-four ...&quot;</em><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnkc/post.htm#549272Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:10:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549272Vincent Teo11http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnkc/post.htm#549272http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549272.xmlIf&nbsp; in the year 1344 - 1424, <br /><br />we also can say,<span style="color:#0000bf;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color:#0000bf;"><span style="color:#111111;"><strong>one thousand, three hundred and forty-four minus . . . . <br /></strong><br />or<br /><br /><br /><strong>thirteen forty-four minus&nbsp; . . .&nbsp; ? </strong></span></span><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: 1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnjc/post.htm#549255Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:42:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549255Clive12http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnjc/post.htm#549255http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549255.xmlHi,<br /><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;">How do I pronounce it ?<br /><br />Parameswara founded the Sultanate of Melaka in the year 1400. <br /><br />How do pronounce it ? in the year 1400 ? <br /><br />in the year 1400 = in the year one thousand four hundred <span style="COLOR:#111111;">Say &#39;in the year <strong>fourteen hundred&#39;</strong><br /></span><br />P/s: How about this ? (1344 - 1424) How to say it?<br /><span style="COLOR:#111111;"><br />You could say <br /><br /><strong>one thousand, three hundred and forty-four minus . . . . <br /></strong><br />or<br /><br /><br /><strong>thirteen forty-four minus&nbsp; . . .&nbsp;<br /><br /></strong>Best wishes, Clive</span></span><div style="clear:both;"></div>1400 = one thousand four hundredhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnwd/post.htmThu, 31 Jul 2008 14:18:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549239Vincent Teo13http://www.englishforums.com/English/1400ThousandFourHundred/gjnwd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-549239.xmlHow do I pronounce it ?<br /><br />Parameswara founded the Sultanate of Melaka in the year 1400. <br /><br />How do pronounce it ? in the year 1400 ? <br /><br />in the year 1400 = in the year one thousand four hundred<br /><br />P/s: How about this ? (1344 - 1424) How to say it?<div style="clear:both;"></div>