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  1. Is it improper English to read the number 1100 as "eleven hundred"?

    For numbers between 1000 and 9999 is it proper English for the word "hundred" to be used? For example is it necessarily wrong to say "eleven hundred" when referring to 1100?

  2. What exactly is "I'mma?" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 10, 2013 · In 2010, linguist Neal Whitman wrote it's the Prime Time for "Imma" commenting on its use in pop lyrics. In fact, this Imma (also spelled I'ma, I'mma, Ima, and I'm a) is not the contraction …

  3. Commas in plurals of numbers (1000s vs. 1,000s) in web writing

    Oct 28, 2016 · Would I use a comma within the number 1,000 when expressing it as a plural? For example: The laboratory contained 100s or even 1,000s of rats. vs. The laboratory contained 100s or …

  4. grammar - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 23, 2021 · I have already learned what is the general difference between conjunctions and conjuncting pronouns, and that is the fact that a pronoun can be a subject or an object in the clause …

  5. How did *Old* English transform into *Middle* English so quickly?

    Oct 29, 2014 · The Wessex standard abruptly lost its status after the conquest; from about 1100 to 1400, there was no standard written English; texts from that time basically show the language as the …

  6. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jun 15, 2025 · A simple solution is not synonymous with an elegant solution. Consider the problem of adding up the first hundred positive whole numbers: a simple but inelegant solution is to directly and …

  7. Is it proper grammar to refer to four digit number in hundreds?

    Jan 5, 2011 · Sometimes you will hear people refer to four digit numbers in terms of hundreds. For example, sometimes people will say fifteen hundred when talking about the number 1500. Is this …

  8. single word requests - Precise names for parts of a day - English ...

    The time after 12.00 and 15.00 - afternoon; 12.00 exactly is NOON. - meal after 1100 until 1500 is lunch) Any thing, i.e., tea/coffee/any beaverage except hard drinks with snacks - tea (before 5.00 pm)

  9. Comma separator for numbers with 4 or 5 digits?

    Dec 9, 2016 · Oddly, they say that “a 1,100-percent increase” and “an 1100-percent increase” are both acceptable. They don’t explain; I guess the rationale is that “1,100” would be pronounced “one …

  10. What is difference between timetable and schedule?

    Nov 14, 2018 · I'm confused as to what is the correct word for it: schedule or timetable? What should I call it? Here is the result of GitHub search for different queries: university timetable - 359 university …