English is a language that can drive you crazy, during these first days I`ve come across the pronunciation of the numbers greater than one hundred.
They have two different pronunciations, the well known one hundred and... but the other one is to spell every single number if you mean the number of the bus.
Going to give an example:
if you get on the No. 149, you have to say "I take the number one-four-nine"
but if you have to pay a bill.. you say:"I pay one hundred and...."
With this post I also want to start a new column "Advice of the day", in which I can give you some, maybe noteworthy, advice.
If you are going to live in an English house with carpet inside, you had better bring with you a huge plenty of socks, because it is not allowed to put your slippers or shoes on and your socks get dirty very soon.
PS
How do you say "I catch up the number 30"? thirty or three-oh ? :)
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3 comments:
beh qui in Italia il problema del numero dei bus non si pone.....tanto i pullman non passano mai!! ;-)
R2! It leads everywhere.
So...I knew the different ways to spells numbers.
We in Aviation :P use to spell numbers in this way "Soar 1469\ One-Four-Six-Nine" cause the radi broadcas can result clearest!
It is an International Convenion.
Thanks for the Advice about socks and.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD MAN!!!!
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P.s. Welcome Giggì.
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