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Elena
HulpleerkrachtHi 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!
14 jul. 2023 00:03
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¡Sí es verdad!
Fifteen hundred = 1,500
Eleven hundred = 1,100
Twenty two hundred = 2,200
And so forth . . .
¡Que tengas un buen dia!
14 juli 2023
2
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.
14 juli 2023
1
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.
14 juli 2023
1
It’s interchangeable. In Australia we use them both equally.
14 juli 2023
1
That's like "fifteen, O, O", this is so common when it comes to years.
14 juli 2023
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