From: Hans Fugal <fugalh@...>
Date: 2005-03-26T07:19:50+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] English Numerals (#25)

Patrick Hurley wrote:

> Also what are the rules for the "and"?
> 
> 1050050 -> one million fifty thousand and fifty
> or
> 1050050 -> one million and fifty thousand and fifty
> 
> Also we hyphenate when 20 < x > 100 (and not a multple of 10)?

I was always taught there is no and (except at the decimal place), e.g. 
one million fifty thousand fifty and five tenths. I don't remember who 
taught this but I remember learning it disctinctly.

That hyphenation thing gives me a headache. What's wrong with
one hundred twenty five?