amazing how this is become such a debate on how to use proper english when saying numbers, the british always confuse things when it comes to spelling and their own little slang words. but no you don't use the and when your dealing with decimals its like this 134.134 one hundred thirty-four point one thirty-four or one hundred thirty-four thousandths a "and" is not needed.

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You are correct sir. You wouldn't add and before the last number. If you have a period, however, then things would be completely different.

12.09 = Twelve and nine-tenths. You can also say twelve point nine.

1209 = One thousand nine. Saying one thousand and nine doesn't make any sense.

So to sum it up, Michael is right (first try) and simply-me is also correct (except it's Three hundred sixty-eight million, ninty-two thousand, nine...not three )

 

 

 

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That number is One thousand two hundred and nine... talk about irony. lol

Yes that's the correct way to speak, like Nguyen said.. (Just felt like seconding that)

Panda

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Correction: Twelve point nine would mean: 12.9 not 12.09

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it kinda sounds like one of those tricks where they ask you, "Are You Smart" and when you say yes the ask you something like "Tell Me The Alphabet" then you say it:

A,B,C,D...SO ON...W,X,Y, AND Z

If you said and they will say "ha, your not smart andis not in the alphabet"

lol, I use to hear this when i was really small

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Saint_Michael, isn't it ironic/illogical that you say that English people don't know how to speak English. Surely we should set the rules of our own language? I don't understand some of the American slang, either. It's just cross-cultural. If I was being sly, however, I would point out that English is generally more logical. e.g. You say bathroom and we say toilet. We do use bathroom, but only when the room has a bath (or at least a shower/jacozi/other in in there, not just a cubicle).

BTW, back to the number things. I would say:
1: 368,892,123
Three hundred and sixty-eight million, eight hundred and ninty-two thousand, one hundred and twenty-three.
2: 368,092,003
Three hundred and sixty-eight million, ninety-two thousand, and three.

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thx.....i understand more now ^O^
but how about
1,003,003
1,003,703
1,703,703 ??

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1,003,003 - One Million, Three Thousand and three
1,003,703 - One Million, Three Thousand Seven Hundered and three
1,703,703 - One million, Seven Hundered and three thousand, seven hundred and three

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Great~~~!!

Thanks for all~~
i know how to use english to say great no. now

really thanks for all of ur helpsSSss

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no problem, i think this topics need to be close before we all get out of hand.


but on the topic of the english language, yeah i concur that the english language is well unqiue to the point that alot of words meaning the same thing can be the oppopsite as well, along with the fact that adding a letter or taking letter could change it drasticaly, but then you have look at pronouncation and the root words and how it sounds.

we should create topic in the debate section and see what people think about the english language as a whole and in all forms that it takes.

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