Reelin' in the years...how do you say 10193?

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 26 Sep 2008 19:35

orald wrote:You yanks have a silly language.

Yes...but at least OUR language never died out and had to be given CPR. Nyah.

And it's not a "stupid" language.

(That would be Loxian.

Completely stupid. No reason for its existence.)

Thought of another nice eg with a zero as the second digit for y'all: Year of the Norman Invasion/Conquest, anyone?

(I don't remember EVER hearing this "and = decimal bit" stuff. Unless it's like in Serkanner's eg, five and four/tenths. But that's essentially the same as in Omph's comment: five + four/tenths.)

TheDukester · Post by **TheDukester** » 26 Sep 2008 20:01

SandChigger wrote:Thought of another nice eg with a zero as the second digit for y'all: Year of the Norman Invasion/Conquest, anyone?

Ten Sixty-Six.

(and all that)

DuneFishUK · Post by **DuneFishUK** » 26 Sep 2008 20:12

TheDukester wrote:
SandChigger wrote:Thought of another nice eg with a zero as the second digit for y'all: Year of the Norman Invasion/Conquest, anyone?
Ten Sixty-Six.

(and all that)

But when was Edward the Confessor born?

[circles]

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 26 Sep 2008 20:44

Ten-oh-three, of course!

NICE ONE!

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 28 Sep 2008 13:45

Okay, so we've agreed AND does not = decimal?

EDIT: Chig - you're right, it's not a stupid language - wait, I didn't mean you're/your correct, I meant you should take your/you're next right.

Phaedrus · Post by **Phaedrus** » 29 Sep 2008 10:08

http://www.grammarbook.com/numbers/numbers.asp

Rule 7.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 29 Sep 2008 11:26

Also note well:

"When writing..."

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 29 Sep 2008 14:02

SandChigger wrote:Also note well:

"When writing..."

Good point. Obviously when writing out an amount on a check one would use "and" for the cents, maybe even when speaking, but again only with currency, never with regular numbers.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 29 Sep 2008 14:21

I don't use paper checks anymore but when I did I would write:

One hundred twenty three dollars-------------------------45/100

for $123.45

A Thing of Eternity · Post by **A Thing of Eternity** » 29 Sep 2008 14:22

Freakzilla wrote:I don't use paper checks anymore but when I did I would write:

One hundred twenty three dollars-------------------------45/100

for $123.45

I've seen/done that too.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 29 Sep 2008 16:03

I've written a number of checks in the last few weeks (replacement water heater, labor

) and I always write AND.

Post by **Omphalos** » 29 Sep 2008 17:23

i always write "and" on checks too.

Post by **Freakzilla** » 29 Sep 2008 17:33

Paper checks are evil.

TheDukester · Post by **TheDukester** » 29 Sep 2008 17:36

Any time I write a check to a friend or family member with a sense of humor, I'll add something like "illegal drugs" or "sex party" or "thanks for last night" on the comments line. Half the time they don't even notice; I might be the only person who still uses the comments line.

SandChigger · Post by **SandChigger** » 29 Sep 2008 20:16

Freakzilla wrote:Paper checks are evil.

Um...why?

(I know I'm going to regret this.)