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Numbers

Cardinal numbers are used for counting, while ordinal numbers indicate position in an ordered list. In the US, numbers are said individually in a phone number, whereas the UK uses expressions. Large numbers can be said with "hundred" or "a hundred." Fractions use ordinal numbers for the bottom and cardinal for the top, with "and" linking a whole number and fraction. Decimals are written as numbers with the decimal point said as "point." Percentages are written with the % symbol said as "percent."

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Numbers

Cardinal numbers are used for counting, while ordinal numbers indicate position in an ordered list. In the US, numbers are said individually in a phone number, whereas the UK uses expressions. Large numbers can be said with "hundred" or "a hundred." Fractions use ordinal numbers for the bottom and cardinal for the top, with "and" linking a whole number and fraction. Decimals are written as numbers with the decimal point said as "point." Percentages are written with the % symbol said as "percent."

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Numbers

Cardinal numbers are used for counting and saying how See also:
many of something there are. Ordinal numbers give the Singular and plural nouns 69
Quantity 75 Approximate quantity 76
position of something in an ordered list.

CARDINAL NUMBERS

SAYING NUMBERS
In US English, people say “zero” for the number “0,” whereas in UK English, other words for
“0” are possible. When listing repeated numbers, for example part of a phone number, in
US English each number is said individually. In UK English, other expressions are possible.

UK only. UK only. UK only.

UK only. UK only. UK only. UK only.

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LARGE NUMBERS
You can say
“one hundred”
or “a hundred.”
Both are correct.
Don’t add “s” to
“hundred,” “thousand,”
or “million.”

No “s” at
the end.

Commas are used to separate


long rows of figures.

FURTHER EXAMPLES SIMILAR SOUNDING


In UK English, add “and” before the last two NUMBERS
numbers to say numbers higher than one hundred. It is important to stress the correct syllable
In US English, this is considered informal. in these numbers to avoid confusion.
Stress the Stress the
last syllables. first syllables.

“And” goes before


“seventy-six.”

Use commas to separate millions,


thousands, and hundreds.

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ORDINAL NUMBERS

DATES
In the US, people
In US English, the number
often describe dates is written after the month.
by writing cardinal
numbers and saying
ordinal numbers.
In the UK, people use
ordinal numbers to
write and say dates.

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FRACTIONS
You might see fractions written out as words. Aside from “half ” (1⁄2) and “quarter” (1⁄4),
the bottom number of a fraction is written or spoken as an ordinal number.

Use ordinal numbers for Use cardinal numbers for Use “and” to link
the bottom of a fraction. the top of a fraction. a whole number
and a fraction.

DECIMALS
Decimals are always written as numbers, not words. The decimal point is spoken
as “point,” and all numbers after the decimal point are spoken separately.
Decimal points are written
There are three ways of saying in English using a period,
decimals that begin with 0. or full stop.

UK only. This is not said as “three


point ninety-seven.”

PERCENTAGES
The % symbol is written and spoken as “percent.” “Per cent” is also sometimes
written in UK English. Percentages are normally written as numbers, not words.

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