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- a 100 vs 100 - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The flow rate increases 100-fold (one hundred-fold) Would be a more idiomatic way of saying this, however, the questioner asks specifically about the original phrasing The above Ngram search would suggest that a one hundred has always been less frequently used in written language and as such should probably be avoided Your other suggestion of by one hundred times is definitely better than a
- How to write numbers and percentage? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
In general, it is good practice that the symbol that a number is associated with agrees with the way the number is written (in numeric or text form) For example, $3 instead of 3 dollars Note that this doesn't apply when the numbers are large, so it is perfectly fine to write 89 5 percent, as eighty-nine-and-a-half percent is very clunky This source puts it simply: When writing percentages
- Is It Ok To Write 100% In A Formal Text? - English Language Usage . . .
The statistical-sounding expression is no problem, but if you want to be formal in register, as your headline indicates, you should probably spell it out as “one hundred percent”—and also spell out “it is” (which latter you have here contracted)
- Using and with numbers - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Numbers above 100 and not divisible by 10 include 'and'? So you'd say 'Two hundred fifty'? Interesting, as this is certainly not the case with spoken Australian (and I would've thought British) English We'd say 'Two hundred and fifty'
- (a one) hundred percent — Is a one always optional here?
To my ear, 'one hundred percent' sounds more emphatic than 'a hundred percent', simply because the former feels more deliberately phrased—conveying precisely 100% as opposed to about 100%
- Names for different age group - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What are the age group names for each increment of a decade,starting from 0 and up? i e Octogenarian or teenager ?? Thanks
- The meaning of 0% and 100% as opposed to other percentages?
If soap A kills 100% and soap B kills 99 99% of bacteria, the remaining amount of bacteria after applying A (0%) is infinitely smaller than the remaining amount of bacteria after applying B (0 01%) Therefore A is much, much better You can see from these examples that 0 01% gap behaves differently across the percentage scale
- 100 USD US$ Over USD US$ 100 - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
100 USD US$ Over USD US$ 100 Ask Question Asked 11 years, 5 months ago Modified 6 years, 5 months ago
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