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Writing Numbers in English: Guidelines

The document provides guidelines for writing out numbers in words in English. It discusses using 'and' between the tens and ones places, using commas as separators in large numbers, and whether to use singular or plural forms for numbers.

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Writing Numbers in English: Guidelines

The document provides guidelines for writing out numbers in words in English. It discusses using 'and' between the tens and ones places, using commas as separators in large numbers, and whether to use singular or plural forms for numbers.

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by Ceren Seçilmişoğlu

• Use “and”:

110 one hundred and ten


1,250 one thousand, two hundred and fifty
126,907 one hundred and twenty-six thousand, nine hundred and seven

• Use commas as a separator.

57,458,302
• Use 100 always with “a” or “one”:

100 a hundred / one hundred

2,100 two thousand, one hundred

• 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
Singular or Plural?

Numbers are usually written in singular.

two hundred Euros

several 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 Euros

thousands of light years

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