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  1. Is it improper English to read the number 1100 as "eleven hundred"?

    For numbers between 1000 and 9999 is it proper English for the word "hundred" to be used? For example is it necessarily wrong to say "eleven hundred" when referring to 1100?

  2. Commas in plurals of numbers (1000s vs. 1,000s) in web writing

    Oct 28, 2016 · Would I use a comma within the number 1,000 when expressing it as a plural? For example: The laboratory contained 100s or even 1,000s of rats. vs. The laboratory contained 100s or …

  3. Is it proper grammar to refer to four digit number in hundreds?

    Jan 5, 2011 · Sometimes you will hear people refer to four digit numbers in terms of hundreds. For example, sometimes people will say fifteen hundred when talking about the number 1500. Is this …

  4. grammar - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 23, 2021 · I have already learned what is the general difference between conjunctions and conjuncting pronouns, and that is the fact that a pronoun can be a subject or an object in the clause …

  5. How did *Old* English transform into *Middle* English so quickly?

    Oct 29, 2014 · The Wessex standard abruptly lost its status after the conquest; from about 1100 to 1400, there was no standard written English; texts from that time basically show the language as the …

  6. Using hundreds to express thousands: why, where, when?

    May 30, 2017 · The question title refers to expressing thousands using multiples of hundreds, like saying "twelve hundred" instead of "one thousand two hundred" This is somehow new to me. I may have …

  7. Comma separator for numbers with 4 or 5 digits?

    Dec 9, 2016 · Oddly, they say that “a 1,100-percent increase” and “an 1100-percent increase” are both acceptable. They don’t explain; I guess the rationale is that “1,100” would be pronounced “one …

  8. single word requests - Precise names for parts of a day - English ...

    The time after 12.00 and 15.00 - afternoon; 12.00 exactly is NOON. - meal after 1100 until 1500 is lunch) Any thing, i.e., tea/coffee/any beaverage except hard drinks with snacks - tea (before 5.00 pm)

  9. What is difference between timetable and schedule?

    Nov 14, 2018 · I'm confused as to what is the correct word for it: schedule or timetable? What should I call it? Here is the result of GitHub search for different queries: university timetable - 359 university …

  10. orthography - Free stuff - "swag" or "schwag"? - English Language ...

    My company gives out free promotional items with the company name on it. Is this stuff called company swag or schwag? It seems that both come up as common usages—Google searching indicates that the