spelling of numbers

[Jackielikeiit]

Hi Friends there,

Could you kindly tell me the right way to spell, for example, 1562? Is it one thousand five hundred and sixty-two or one thousand five hundred and sixty two. It the hyphen required? Thanks.

 

[ewie]

Hi Jackie, welcome to the forum.

I can give you a sort of definitive answer. It's either

one thousand five hundred and sixty-two

or

one thousand five hundred and sixty two

depending on whether or not you prefer to hyphenate numbers like 62, 29, etc.

What I can tell you more definitively is that:
you is spelt 'you' (not 'u')
please is spelt 'please' (not 'pls'), and
thanks is spelt 'thanks' (not 'thx').
In other words, we speak English here, not chatspeak.

 

[panjandrum]

See speaking numbers
It depends on where you are

 

[Sam99]

Yeah like they say it depends on where you are, but generally it's considered that the hyphen is optional.

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[Nunty]

Yeah like they say it depends on where you are, but generally it's considered that the hyphen is optional.
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I was taught that the hyphen is required in American English.

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[Rover_KE]

And I was taught that the hyphen is required in BE.

Incidentally, if you're speaking the number, the presence or absence of the hyphen is moot.

Incidentally, Jackie, you are asking how to say the number, not spell it.

Rover

 

[ewie]

I prefer to hyphenate

 

[Imber Ranae]

It's always been required in American English, for as long as I can remember.