Hello! I am a university student from Russia. We have to write quite a lot of essays as part of our English course. However, every term we get a new teacher, this is just how the system works, and all teachers are quite different in how they

So to recap, four digit numbers with two significant digits are usually read by first reading the first two digits and adding hundred, but this is a bit informal? I didn't really get a clear picture of whether in the same kind of informal

It depends on how you want to define "tense", at what level you want to explain things and the model you are using to explain things . At one level there are clearly only two: the present and the past. After that, as others have said,

In British English one would say all the "ands" which you have asked about. Thus: two thousand six hundred and eighty four. I believe that American (and it seems Canadian) English is different. Americans may well make an exception for

The web-site was not to practice mathematics, but English. Under the decimals link, it is the numbers with the English translation. I'm sure the person can add and subtract. I won't comment on your other comments as they are

Hi Charlene, Nice to meet you. Ratherthan argue qualifications, let me just note that many people on this site have degrees, and that some have advanced degrees. But I think it's better for us all to offer our opinions and arguments,

This is a very old English use of the word score. I'd forget about it and never use it in that way. Score now means to keep track of numbers. Usually in sports or games. I scored 3 points higher than you in that game. Johnny

Hi, To the last poster, all I can say is that I'm a Canadian too, and there are so many statements I disagree with in your post that I don't even know where to start commenting. So, I won't. Instead, I'll focus on the

Hi, let me help you, I am Canadian. First of all, there is the correct way to say numbers, and the everyday/slang way. The proper way is " and" means a decimal. You NEVER use "and" unless denoting a decimal. How about

How would you read out the following numbers? 2,684 ft? Would you say 26 hundred and 84 or two thousand six hundred and eighty four feet? How about any other four digit number? I believe the four digit numbers with only the two first digits