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> "Two hundred three" I'd be curious to hear you elaborate on this one. In American school, I learned that 'two hundred three' is the only acceptable version,
by gwillen 14y ago
> "Two hundred three"
I'd be curious to hear you elaborate on this one. In American school, I learned that 'two hundred three' is the only acceptable version, but in casual speech people invariably say 'two hundred and three', which sounds more natural.
Which one do you say?
- dbaupp 14y agoAt least Australia and the UK correctly ( ;P ) use "two hundred and three". There's a wealth of differences between British and American english: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_Bri... (Of particular relevance here is the numbers section.)