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Why do we have words associated with numbers? It's silly.

Which is easier?  One million, six hundred and twenty two thousand, four hundred and seventy eight or 1,622,478?

Posted - July 12, 2018

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  • 2658
    Spelled out for those who can't understand numbering.
      July 12, 2018 2:57 PM MDT
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  • 44177
    Huh?

      July 12, 2018 3:02 PM MDT
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  • 16202
    So second graders can make silly jokes.

    Why was six scared?
    Because seven ate nine.
      July 12, 2018 3:05 PM MDT
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  • 6023

    Well, if you think it's silly ... try not putting the words on a check next time.  Or ask your employer not to put them on your pay check.

    You: "But I wrote the check for $100."
    Bank: "Well, it says $700 on the check we cashed."
    You: "They must have altered the amount."
    Bank: "Too bad you didn't write it out in words."



      July 12, 2018 3:14 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    I thought you meant Number one's or Number 2's.    :(D 
      July 12, 2018 3:18 PM MDT
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  • 32536
    Number are easier for most.

    But  One million, six hundred and twenty two thousand, four hundred and seventy eight does not equal 1,622,478, it equals 1,6.22,400.78 (not a number)

    1,622,478 written properly is  one million, six hundred twenty-two thousand, four hundred seventy-eight. The word "and" is only used in place of the decimal point. This post was edited by my2cents at July 12, 2018 5:33 PM MDT
      July 12, 2018 3:19 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Are you trolling us with this answer?   There is nothing correct in it.
      July 12, 2018 3:32 PM MDT
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  • 32536
    Google is your friend....this is very basic math. I was taught this in 3rd or 4th grade. This post was edited by my2cents at July 13, 2018 4:27 AM MDT
      July 12, 2018 6:53 PM MDT
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  • 16202
    Depends on where you're from and how old you are. It's like "billion" - in the British Commonwealth - that's a million million, not a thousand million.
      July 12, 2018 3:33 PM MDT
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  • 32536
    I am in USA and so is element99. 
      July 12, 2018 6:54 PM MDT
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  • 16202
    I think the use of "and" in numbers depends on what side of 60 you are and whether you went to a private or public school, lol
      July 12, 2018 10:37 PM MDT
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  • 44177
    Good point.
      July 13, 2018 4:28 AM MDT
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  • 44177
    Thanks Randy.
      July 12, 2018 5:33 PM MDT
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  • 32536
    Lol
      July 12, 2018 6:56 PM MDT
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  • 52905

      Hey, wait . . .

    :|
      July 12, 2018 7:40 PM MDT
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  • 44177
    Your response makes my point. Using the numerals is Universal and does not create any grammatical debate. Thanks.
      July 13, 2018 4:30 AM MDT
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  • 32536
    Yes but sometimes the words are needed to clarify what the number is especially that some look similar ie. 1 vs 7 or 3 vs 8, 4 vs 9....when dealomg with sloppy handwriting. 
    Grammar has rules about when to use the number vs the word as well.
      July 13, 2018 6:02 AM MDT
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  • 10449
    No one really knows why we associate numbers with words.  Maybe it was meant to annoy us, or perhaps a simply a lack of foresight.  Was it a misevent or perhaps it was merely fate.  Of course that's only my existential judgement.
      July 12, 2018 3:31 PM MDT
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  • 16202
    Are you being asinine?
      July 12, 2018 3:34 PM MDT
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  • 2217
    The French and the Russians (and in theory the UK) have the word milliard. 
      July 12, 2018 4:53 PM MDT
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  • 2217
    Bring back Roman numerals. 
      July 12, 2018 4:54 PM MDT
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  • 44177
    There's no 0 using Roman numerals.
      July 12, 2018 5:35 PM MDT
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