Hi everyone!

Today I heard in a film the number 1500 as "fifteen hundreds". I was taught it is "one thousand five hundred". Is it old English? Is it said like this in some cases?

Thanks in advance!

Question

Hi everyone!

Today I heard in a film the number 1500 as "fifteen hundreds". I was taught it is "one thousand five hundred". Is it old English? Is it said like this in some cases?

Thanks in advance!

Answer

¡Sí es verdad!

Fifteen hundred = 1,500
Eleven hundred = 1,100
Twenty two hundred = 2,200

And so forth . . .

¡Que tengas un buen dia!

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It can be either. Fifteen hundred without the s or one thousand five hundred is the same it depends on what you find easier to say.

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If you are counting money ($100 bill), so "15 hundreds" .

Secondly, when referring to centuries. The 1500's, referring to the years in Anno Domini. 
Not sure of the film's context, but 2 examples.

1500 is fifteen hundred.

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It’s interchangeable. In Australia we use them both equally.

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That's like "fifteen, O, O", this is so common when it comes to years.

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