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In formal nontechnical texts, numbers from one to one hundred, round numbers, and any numbers that can be expressed in one or two words are usually spelled out, that is, written out in words.

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In less formal texts, as a general rule, numbers from one to ten should be spelled out, and figures can be used for numbers above ten.

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Examples of spelling

one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10);

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eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19);

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twenty, thirty-seven, forty-two, fifty-one, sixty-five, seventy, eighty-three, ninety-eight (20, 37, 42, 51, 65, 70, 83, 98);

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one hundred eighty-six (186); two hundred (200); three hundred forty (340); four hundred (400); five hundred three (503); eight hundred twelve (812); nine hundred one (901);

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one thousand six hundred seventy-nine (1,679); four thousand (4,000); fifteen thousand (15,000); sixty-three thousand four hundred ninety-five (63,495); seven hundred eight thousand thirty-four (708,034);

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five million (5,000,000); thirteen million nine hundred sixty-seven thousand one hundred eleven (13,967,111);

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six billion three hundred forty-nine million twenty-five thousand six hundred eighty-two (6,349,025,682).

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Examples in sentences

She has three brothers.

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There are twelve students in my group.

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How many feet are there in a mile? There are 5280 feet in a mile.

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Numbers at the beginning of the sentence should be written out in words. If you need to use figures, restructure your sentence.

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Fifty-six workers were fired yesterday. Yesterday 56 workers were fired.

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Numerals used in the same function in a sentence are usually written either as words or as figures.

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He wrote one hundred thirty essays, fifty-two stories, and seven novels.

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He wrote 130 essays, 52 stories, and 7 novels.

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Note: Multiples of one hundred

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In less formal speech and writing, especially in American usage, four-digit numbers that are multiples of 100 are often named in the following way:

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1100 eleven hundred; 1200 twelve hundred; 1500 fifteen hundred; 1600 sixteen hundred; 2300 twenty-three hundred; 4400 forty-four hundred; 5600 fifty-six hundred.

1100 ; 1200 ; 1500 ; 1600 ; 2300 ; 4400 ; 5600 .

In British English, such use is more common for round numbers between 1,100 and 1,900.

, 1,100 1,900.

Note that 1000, 2000, 3000, etc., are pronounced as "one thousand, two thousand, three thousand", etc.; that is, such numbers are generally not expressed in hundreds.

, 1000, 2000, 3000 .., "one thousand, two thousand, three thousand" ..; , .

Ordinal numerals

Ordinal numerals that can be expressed in one or two words are usually written as words.

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Examples of spelling

first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th);

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eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth (11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th);

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twentieth, thirty-seventh, forty-second, fifty-first, sixty-fifth, seventieth, eighty-third, ninety-eighth (20th, 37th, 42nd, 51st, 65th, 70th, 83rd, 98th);

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one hundred eighty-sixth (186th); three hundred fortieth (340th); five hundred third (503rd); eight hundred twelfth (812th);

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one thousand six hundred seventy-ninth (1,679th); nine thousand eight hundred fiftieth (9,850th);

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two hundredth (200th); three thousandth (3,000th); five millionth (5,000,000th).

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Examples in sentences

Generally, ordinal numerals are used as adjectives and stand before nouns. An ordinal numeral is usually preceded by the definite article "the".

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The first story was interesting. The second was dull.

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The thousandth visitor received a prize.

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John Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States.

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An ordinal numeral may have the meaning "another, one more", in which case it is preceded by the indefinite article "a".

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We sent them two letters, but they didn't answer. We are going to send them a third letter today.

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Note the following typical constructions with ordinal and cardinal numerals: the second lesson Lesson 2 (pronounced "lesson two"); the fifth unit Unit 5 (pronounced "unit five"); the tenth chapter Chapter 10 (pronounced "chapter ten").

: the second lesson ( ) Lesson 2 ( 2; "lesson two"); the fifth unit Unit 5 ( "unit five"); the tenth chapter Chapter 10 ( "chapter ten").

Note the use of Roman numerals (pronounced as ordinal numerals) with the names of kings: Henry V (Henry the Fifth); Richard III (Richard the Third).

( ) : Henry V (Henry the Fifth); Richard III (Richard the Third).

Difficult spellings

Pay attention to the differences in the spelling and pronunciation of the following cardinal and ordinal numerals.

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two, twelve, twenty, twenty-two second, twelfth, twentieth, twenty-second;

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three, thirteen, thirty, thirty-three third, thirteenth, thirtieth, thirty-third;

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four, fourteen, forty, forty-four fourth, fourteenth, fortieth, forty-fourth;

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five, fifteen, fifty, fifty-five fifth, fifteenth, fiftieth, fifty-fifth;

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eight, eighteen, eighty, eighty-eight eighth, eighteenth, eightieth, eighty-eighth;

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nine, nineteen, ninety, ninety-nine ninth, nineteenth, ninetieth, ninety-ninth;

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Note the pronunciation of "five, fifth" and "nine, ninth": five [faiv] fifth [fifθ]; nine [nain] ninth [nainθ].

"five, fifth" "nine, ninth": five [faiv] fifth [fifθ]; nine [nain] ninth [nainθ].

Numerals like "eighteen" have two stresses: sixteen ['siks'ti:n]; eighteen ['ei'ti:n]. Depending on the position of the numeral in the sentence, primary stress may fall on the first or on the last syllable. For example:

"eighteen" : sixteen ['siks'ti:n]; eighteen ['ei'ti:n]. . :

He has SIXteen BOOKS. How many? SixTEEN.

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Numerals like "eighty" have one stress on the first syllable: twenty ['twenti]; sixty ['siksti]; eighty ['eiti].

"eighty" : twenty ['twenti]; sixty ['siksti]; eighty ['eiti].

Note the pronunciation of ordinal numerals like "twentieth": twentieth ['twentiiθ]; fortieth ['fo:rtiiθ]; fiftieth ['fiftiiθ]; seventieth ['seventiiθ]; ninetieth ['naintiiθ].

"twentieth" (): twentieth ['twentiiθ]; fortieth ['fo:rtiiθ]; fiftieth ['fiftiiθ]; seventieth ['seventiiθ]; ninetieth ['naintiiθ].

Fractions

The numerator of the fraction is expressed by a cardinal numeral, and the denominator is expressed by an ordinal numeral. The suffixes "rd, th, ths" are not written in the denominator of the fractions written in figures (1/3; 1/5; 3/7), but such fractions are pronounced in the same way as fractions written in words (one-third; one-fifth; three-sevenths).

, . "rd, th, ths" , (1/3; 1/5; 3/7), , , (one-third; one-fifth; three-sevenths).

Common fractions are usually written out in words. Mixed numbers may be written out in words if short but are often written in figures.

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Fractions are generally hyphenated, except in those cases where the numerator or the denominator is already hyphenated: "one-fifth" but "one twenty-fifth".

, , : "one-fifth", "one twenty-fifth".

Some manuals of style recommend writing without a hyphen fractions in the meaning of nouns: a half / one half; one third; two thirds; three fourths / three quarters; four fifths.

: a half / one half; one third; two thirds; three fourths / three quarters; four fifths.

Examples of spelling

1/2 one-half / a half; 1/3 one-third;

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1/4 one-fourth / a quarter;

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1/5 one-fifth; 1/8 one-eighth;

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1/9 one-ninth; 1/10 one-tenth;

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1/12 one-twelfth; 1/20 one twentieth;

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1/32 one thirty-second;

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1/100 one-hundredth;

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1/1000 one-thousandth;

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2/3 two-thirds; 4/5 four-fifths;

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3/4 three-fourths / three-quarters;

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5/8 five-eighths; 9/10 nine-tenths;

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7/36 seven thirty-sixths;

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33/100 thirty-three hundredths;

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65/1000 sixty-five thousandths;

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1 1/2 one and a half;

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1 1/4 one and a quarter;

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3 2/5 three and two-fifths;

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6 3/7 six and three-sevenths.

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Examples in sentences

This box weighs two-thirds of a kilogram.

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He has already written three-quarters of his new novel.

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A cent is one hundredth part of a dollar.

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A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter.

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Note: The use of "half"

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Add one-half cup of sugar to the mixture.

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The park is half a mile from here.

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I had to wait for an hour and a half.

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The fence was one and a half meters high.

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I spent three and a half weeks there.

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Decimal fractions

The decimal point (not a comma) separates the whole from the fraction in decimal fractions in English. Decimals are written in figures.

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The digits to the left of the decimal point are usually read as a cardinal number, and the digits to the right of the decimal point are usually read as separate digits. For example, 546.132 can be read as "five hundred forty-six point one-three-two".

, . , 546.132 "five hundred forty-six point one-three-two".





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