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Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
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Posted - 2013.09.01 23:42:00 -
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You guys are forgetting something important.
"DUST" is written in all caps.
That means it should be read "Dee Yoo Ess Tee" not "dust".
Also, I'm sorry to the person "correcting" everone, but "five hundred and fourteen" is a correct reading of "514" outside the context of the game. Similarly "12,514" should be read "twelve thousand, five hundred and fourteen".
The "and" goes in the appropriate place at the end of the phrase, with commas between words indicating the pauses between sections before that point. The comma in the numerical representation isn't there to denote pronounciation, it's there to make reading large numbers easier. When you have a line of numbers like this: 4239128 it becomes difficult to estimate the value at a glance. If you space it with commas like so: 4,239,128 it's a lot clearer just how large the number is. |
Krom Ganesh
Holdfast Syndicate
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2013.09.01 23:42:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:So 500 and 14 would be 500.14 in merica.
I don't know about everyone else in America, but when I hear 500 and 14 I still think of 514. The 'and' is just unnecessary. When I want to say 500.14, I say "five hundred point one four" though I believe "five hundred and 14 hundredths" is the correct way to say it. |
Sgt Kirk
SyNergy Gaming
EoN.
1401
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Posted - 2013.09.01 23:46:00 -
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I heard 514 I don't know what IWS is talking about. |
Viktor Zokas
High-Damage
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Posted - 2013.09.01 23:46:00 -
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Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Aero Yassavi wrote:WhiteMage7322 wrote:It is Five hundred and fourteen. Dust five hundred and fourteen.  If you want to get really technical with it, in the English language "five hundred and fourteen" means "500 and 14." The number "514" is pronounced "five hundred fourteen." The only time you use the word "and" is where there's a comma (in America) or a dot (in Europe) and you must use hyphens in-between to further clarify.. i.e. 1,514 (or 1.514 in Europe) is one-thousand-and-five-hundred-fourteen. So 500 and 14 would be 500.14 in merica.
No it wouldn't. lol |
Th3rdSun
Chatelain Rapid Response
Gallente Federation
462
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Posted - 2013.09.01 23:48:00 -
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Krom Ganesh wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:So 500 and 14 would be 500.14 in merica. I don't know about everyone else in America, but when I hear 500 and 14 I still think of 514. The 'and' is just unnecessary. When I want to say 500.14, I say "five hundred point one four" though I believe "five hundred and 14 hundredths" is the correct way to say it.
The "and" is dropped here in the US,but is kept in England,so obviously,we are right and they are wrong!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alyzuz0UqZ8
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Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
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Posted - 2013.09.01 23:54:00 -
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Th3rdSun wrote:Krom Ganesh wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:So 500 and 14 would be 500.14 in merica. I don't know about everyone else in America, but when I hear 500 and 14 I still think of 514. The 'and' is just unnecessary. When I want to say 500.14, I say "five hundred point one four" though I believe "five hundred and 14 hundredths" is the correct way to say it. The "and" is dropped here in the US, but is kept in England, so obviously, American isn't a real language and I don't know how commas work!
Fixed that for you. |
Th3rdSun
Chatelain Rapid Response
Gallente Federation
462
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Posted - 2013.09.02 00:01:00 -
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Garrett Blacknova wrote:Th3rdSun wrote:Krom Ganesh wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:So 500 and 14 would be 500.14 in merica. I don't know about everyone else in America, but when I hear 500 and 14 I still think of 514. The 'and' is just unnecessary. When I want to say 500.14, I say "five hundred point one four" though I believe "five hundred and 14 hundredths" is the correct way to say it. The "and" is dropped here in the US, but is kept in England, so obviously, American isn't a real language and I don't know how commas work! Fixed that for you.
Sorry,I forgot to put an emoticon in to let you know that the last part was a joke.
The first part is absolutely true though.
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Garrett Blacknova
Codex Troopers
3429
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Posted - 2013.09.02 00:06:00 -
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That's ok. I was being just as serious and sensible about it as you were. I didn't think you really meant it. |
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