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A hundred and five
Posted by R. Berg on November 21, 2002
In Reply to: A hundred and five posted by Woodchuck on November 21, 2002
: : : : : Please I would like to know the meaning and origin of this expression:
: : : : : "A hundred and five"
: : : : : Thanks, anyway
: : : Depending on context, it could mean 105 or 100.05. If the meterologist says it's a hundred and five in the shade, he or she means it's 105 F. However, if you are told to make out a check for a hundred and five, better write it out as "one-hundred-and-05/100 dollars."
: : How about "one hundred five and 0/100 dollars".
: : No??
: I think you answered your own question. If one hundred and five dollars properly meant $105.00, wouldn't you have written that as "one hundred AND five and 00/100?" When talking about money, the 'and' indicates the decimal.
: We can talk about "One Hundred and One Dalmations" without confusion because the idea of .01 of a dalmation is absurd.
Why does the "and" indicate the decimal when the units are dollars but not when they're degrees Fahrenheit? I understand "a hundred and five dollars" to mean 105 dollars, not 100 dollars and 5 cents. After all, we don't say "four and twenty-five" for $4.25.
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- I'm a ninny, that's who I am! she who shall be nameless 11/23/02
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- Who am I? R. Berg 11/23/02
- Who am I? TheRealFallen 11/22/02
- Who am I? Woodchuck 11/22/02
- Now I'm really confused R. Berg 11/22/02
- I've confused you! (Check/Cheque writing differences) TheFallen 11/22/02
- Confusion Proven - You *Really* Do This??? TheFallen 11/22/02
- We're not that confused Woodchuck 11/22/02
- Ick - Posts out of sequence again? TheFallen 11/21/02
- Sequence R. Berg 11/22/02
- We're not that confused R. Berg 11/22/02
- Clarity - one up for the Old Country TheFallen 11/21/02
- Clarity - one up for the Old Country reprised TheFallen 11/21/02
- "And " in numbers R. Berg 11/21/02
