kimconu
Can I point to a single number and I just want to use the only two-word question ‘What number?’ to ask someone about a number:
1. Can I use that question to ask about a large number in the billions, like:
A: What number?
B: 1,223,546,457
2. Can I use the question to ask about a decimal number like:
A: What number?
B: 1.33333
Is that correct?
Is it weird?
2024年7月29日 15:42
回答 · 9
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It does sound a bit strange. It'd be better to say:
What's this number? or What number is this?
or
How do you say this number?
After the first question, for subsequent numbers you can just say:
And this?
2024年7月29日
受邀老师
What's this number?
2024年7月30日
You cannot say that. It has nothing to do with numbers. You cannot point to ANYTHING and say that. For example, you cannot
...point to a house and say "What house?"
...point to a man and say "What man?"
...point to a building and say "What building?"
"What house" can be spoken in English, but only in proper context. For example:
Bill: "I live in a house".
Jack: "What house?"
2024年7月29日
If you're asking someone to identify a number you are pointing to, you might say, "What is this number?" or "What number is this?"
2024年8月4日
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