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How to read '1,040'?



 
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How to read '1,040'? #1 (permalink) Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:25 am   How to read '1,040'?
 

'one thousand and forty' or 'one thousand forty'?
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How to read '1,040'? #2 (permalink) Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:23 am   How to read '1,040'?
 

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Both are fine. Natives often prefer the former, but not as often as they prefer 'one hundred and forty'.
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