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Counting and Language

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2015, at 1:44 p.m.

In Response To: Counting and Language (Casper Van der Tak)

That's a good observation. Formally,

250 = two hundred five ten
205 = two hundred zero five

"Two hundred five" is a colloquial abbreviation for the former rather than the latter. Similarly, "two dollar five" is a colloquial abbreviation for $2.50. Since it's a colloquialism, I wouldn't call it an irregularity exactly, but it's certainly confusing for a learner.

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