
Difference between "hundred", "a hundred", and "one hundred"?
In the UK 'a hundred, a hundred and one, a hundred and two' etc is a common style when speaking about 100, 101, 102 etc. This form is also used when writing what has been spoken. …
Which came first when saying numbers: "one hundred AND one" …
Presque Isle, One hundred one dollars, fifty five cents, $101 55... Edmunds, One hundred one dollars, thirteen cents, 101 13. On the evidence of these (and other early) Google Books …
American vs. British English: meaning of "One hundred and fifty"
Sep 29, 2010 · (Note that mathematical sentences can include multiple "and"s; eg two and two and two is six (2+2+2=6).) So "one-hundred and fifty" would be 100 + 50 where "one-hundred …
How do you correctly say large numbers
Aug 15, 2011 · So one hundred "and" thirty five means 100.35, unlike one hundred thirty five, which means 135. In English speak, however, the word "and" is not used to describe decimal …
word usage - One hundred and fifty-one or one hundred fifty-one ...
Apr 19, 2019 · If you choose to speak “one hundred and twenty-five” which is what 90%+ of Americans say, not a big deal unless you take pride in speaking correctly. The problem occurs …
Using hundreds to express thousands: why, where, when?
May 30, 2017 · This Google Ngram two hundred thousand vs. two thousand one hundred shows them about equally common and both declining, perhaps in favor of numbers. I don't know …
writing style - A thousand / one hundred AND one? - English …
Mar 19, 2018 · Which came first when saying numbers: "one hundred AND one" or "one hundred one"? 1 Hyphens are used in words from 0-99 (correction 21-99), but what if a number larger …
a hundred to one - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 17, 2014 · The expression "a hundred to one", often written as 100:1, refers to an expression of odds. Odds of 100:1 means that one event is 100 times more likely than another. This …
"A hundred" treated as one word in speech (extra indefinite article)
Jan 21, 2023 · When counting, it's definitely standard to substitute "a hundred" for "one hundred" (and simply "hundred" is NOT standard). We say "the ninety-nine balloons," and if there's one …
Why is there a "one" before "hundred", "thousand", etc. but not …
Jul 26, 2011 · This seems shared between some languages, including Chinese (10 = 十 = ten, 100 = 一百 = one hundred), but not others, like French (10 = dix = ten, 100 = cent = hundred). …