Numbers

Many times people know us by the way we express and the words that we use to express. Language helps us to express.
Lets improve our language to better our expression and to yield the best fruits.
This is a humble attempt to improve the way we express our thoughts and feelings.

Lets discuss Numbers in this article


To express a loud we need language. English is a global language and we need to be updated regularly on English as its growing everyday. Since it’s a global language we can not use it the way we want. Why should we make a fool of our self? Lets update our English knowledge time and again and grow with it



Cardinal Numbers
Table of Cardinal Numbers
Cardinal numbers from 1 through 1,000,000
1 one - 2 two
3 three - 4 four
5 five - 6 six
7 seven - 8 eight
9 nine - 10 ten
11 eleven - 12 twelve
13 thirteen - 14 fourteen

15 fifteen - 16 sixteen
17 seventeen - 18 eighteen
19 nineteen - 20 twenty
21twenty-one - 22 twenty-two
23 twenty-three - 24 twenty-four
25 twenty-five - 26 twenty-six
27 twenty-seven - 28 twenty-eight
29 twenty-nine - 30 thirty

40 forty - 50 fifty
60 sixty - 70 seventy
80 eighty - 90 ninety
100 - a/one hundred
1,000 - a/one thousand
1,000,000 - a/one million

Separation between hundreds and tens

Hundreds and tens are usually separated by 'and' (in American English 'and' is not necessary).

110 - one hundred and ten
1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty
2,001 - two thousand and one

Hundreds

Use 100 always with 'a' or 'one'.
100 - a hundred / one hundred
'a' can only stand at the beginning of a number.
100 - a hundred / one hundred
2,100 - two thousand, one hundred


Thousands and Millions

Use 1,000 and 1,000,000 always with 'a' or 'one'.
1,000 - a thousand / one thousand
201,000 - two hundred and one thousand
Use commas as a separator:
57,458,302

The Number 1,000,000,000

In English this number is a billion. This is very tricky for nations where 'a billion' has 12 zeros. 1,000,000,000,000 in English, however, is a trillion.
But don't worry, these numbers are even a bit problematic for native speakers: for a long time the British 'billion' had 12 zeros (a number with 9 zeros was called 'a thousand million'). Now, however, also in British English 'a billion' has 9 zeros. But from time to time this number still causes confusion (just like this paragraph, I'm afraid).

Singular or Plural?

Numbers are usually written in singular.
two hundred Eurosseveral thousand light years
The plural is only used with dozen, hundred, thousand, million, billion, if they are not modified by another number or expression (e.g. a few / several).
hundreds of Eurosthousands of light years


Table of Ordinal Numbers

1st – first 2nd – second 3rd – third
4th – fourth 5th – fifth 6th – sixth
7th – seventh 8th – eighth 9th – ninth
10th – tenth 11th – eleventh 12th – twelfth
13th thirteenth 14th fourteenth 15th fifteenth
16th sixteenth 17th seventeenth 18th eighteenth
19th nineteenth 20th twentieth

21st twenty-first 22nd twenty-second
23rd twenty-third 24th twenty-fourth
25th twenty-fifth 26th twenty-sixth
27th twenty-seventh 28th twenty-eighth
29th twenty-ninth 30th thirtieth

31st thirty-first
40th fortieth 50th fiftieth
60th sixtieth 70th seventieth
80th eightieth 90th ninetieth
100th one hundredth
1,000th one thousandth
1,000,000th one millionth


Spelling of Ordinal Numbers
Just add th to the cardinal number:
four - fourth
eleven - eleventh

Exceptions:
one - first two - second
three - third five - fifth
eight - eighth nine - ninth
twelve - twelfth


In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an ordinal number:
421st = four hundred and twenty-first
5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh
Figures
When expressed as figures, the last two letters of the written word are added to the ordinal number:
first = 1st second = 2nd third = 3rd
fourth = 4th twenty-sixth = 26th
hundred and first = 101st


Titles

In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number:
Charles II - Charles the Second
Edward VI - Edward the Sixth
Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth


Phone Numbers

Each figure is said separately. 24 - two four
The figure 'O' is called oh.
105 - one oh five
Pause after groups of 3 or 4 figures (last group).
376 4705 - three seven six, four seven oh five
If two successive figures are the same, in British English you would usually use the word double (in American English you would just say the figure twice)
376 4775 - BE: three seven six, four double seven five376 4775 - AE: three seven six, four seven seven five


The Figure »0«

Nought - in general (British English)
Zero - in general (American English)
Zero - in measurements of temperature (British and American English)
Zero - in count-downs (British and American English)
Zero - score in team games, e.g. football (American English)
Oh - when each figure is said separately (e.g. in phone numbers, account numbers etc.)
Nil - score in team games, e.g. football (British English)
Love - in tennis and similar games (derived from the French word l'oeuf (the egg) as the figure 0 is egg-shaped)


Now that we are at the end of the seession I am sure that few things (if not many) were really new to us and there has been a new learning.
Lets always put our step forward to better the english we speak.
Let this foreign language may not be foreign to us. Let our communication skills reach new horizons every day.
Lets learn something new every time

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