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 #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:24 am How to read "1500s"? |
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fifteen hundreds or sixteenth century
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:27 pm How to read "1500s"? |
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| Manal wrote: |
Hi everybody,
How do you read "1500s". And "1950s", is it nineteen fiftys or the fiftys.
Also, can we use "1994s". If your answer is yes, how should I read it.
Thanks,
Manal |
As Milanya stated, 1500's is read as 'fifteen hundreds'.
As for 1950's, if you include the 19, read it as the ' nineteen fifty's '.
You will see '50s, without the 19, which is read as 'the fifty's'.
No, you cannot say '1994s', because 1994 is just one year, not a span of years. It's specifically limited to one single year. You would just have to read it as 'nineteen ninety four'.
'The 1500s' refer to a span of years, anytime between 1500-1599. Correspondingly, the '50s are a span of years from 1950-1959.
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 14:30 pm How to read "1500s"? |
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Hi Milanya and Skrei,
Thanks alot for both of you, I forgot to ask about '1500 'without 's'.
How do you read it? and '1905' is it read 'ninteen o five'? |
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:21 am How to read "1500s"? |
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| Manal wrote: |
I forgot to ask about '1500 'without 's'.
How do you read it? and '1905' is it read 'ninteen o five'? |
Hi Manal
The year 1500 would normally be pronounced as "fifteen hundred", and yes, the year 1905 would be generally be pronounced as "nineteen oh five".
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 21:38 pm How to read "1500s"? |
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Hi!
How should one read '2000'? or 'the year of 2000'?
Thanks in advance! |
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| #7 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 21:50 pm How to read "1500s"? |
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| 2000 can be read at least for me 20 hundred or two thousends like the money if you have 2000 doolar what would you say about it see i will give you a good advice it is work eith me in so many things espically in reading , writing and speacking follow your heart i use to use this way in my live , i use it every where for any purpose and believe me you should try to say the number our any other thing inside your self and see is it good or not ? do you feel it right or not ? follow this way and you will find it a good way as i hope |
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| #8 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 22:17 pm How to read "1500s"? |
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| Nasser12sh12 wrote: |
| 2000 can be read at least for me 20 hundred or two thousand |
As a rule, it is read two thousand (no -s- at the end). It is either the year two thousand or two thousand dollars.
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:16 am How to read "1500s"? |
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| thank you milanya to my heart did not told me the right way that is ok but i am following my heart this is the way that i like most |
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