Just saying...


Also, just so you know, they have to go by the amount written on that line, vs. the amount in the box, so that is why they want it to be extremely clear as to what amount the check is for. I think Thing uses the comma because she's being consistent with the way the number looks (1,500).My mom is a manager for a bank. Just say the number and then add the word "percent".To read a sum of money, first read the whole number, then add the currency name.

are adjectives referring to quantity, and the ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)



To get the final answer we need to put the worded parts back together. I believe either way is correct, though. I was taught that you always write dollars. I think you are forgetting an important thing. There are twenty-five people in the room. ****** Life is a Journey, not a Destination. dragonfly411|1317993818|3035266 said: Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself. We simply get “three” from 3, “two hundred fifty-one” from 251 and “four hundred sixty-nine” from 469. Six hundred thousand people were left homeless after the earthquake. The blank line in the middle of the check is for you to write out the amount of dollars and cents in words, for example "One hundred thirty-five & 50/100". I always write fifteen hundred.

dragonfly411|1317993818|3035266 said: There are a few exceptions to this rule. You can precede any year by the words "the year" to make your meaning clear, and this is common for two and three digit years. ****** Seeing "dollars" written out on the check drives me nuts. If you write one thousand, five hundred dollars, it makes it very difficult for someone to add something to change the amount.

Also, just so you know, they have to go by the amount written on that line, vs. the amount in the box, so that is why they want it to be extremely clear as to what amount the check is for.I don't know anyone that can live without a place of enchantment to turn to - Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsI was taught to do it that way too, but sometimes end with "0 cents" or "no cents" depending on space. If you write one thousand, five hundred dollars, it makes it very difficult for someone to add something to change the amount. In general, when the year is a four digit number, read the first two digits as a whole number, then the second two digits as another whole number.

Unfortunately, usage varies between different English-speaking countries.

So, it is "one million two hundred thirty-four thousand five hundred sixty-seven" and not "one million and two hundred thirty-four thousand and five hundred and sixty-seven", though you may hear a lot of people using the last form, informally. As a quick tip, I write a line through the rest of the empty space so people can’t easily add more words to the end to make the check worth more. Way back when I did the deposits for one of my Dad's restaurants. One thousand five hundred dollars and xx/100 (xx/100 means "no cents.") My mom is a manager for a bank. Get a quote from multiple trusted and vetted jewelers.Find Beautiful Engagement Rings, Earrings, and other Jewelry You must log in or register to reply here. - Diamond Search I would write it the way the numbers look in the box: 1500.00, so "fifteen hundred---------00/100." We do not use the word "thousand", at least not for reading years within the past 1000 years.Years that have just three digits can be read as a three digit number, or as a one digit number followed by a two-digit number. I believe either way is correct, though. These pronunciations apply to American English. 1500.00. You do it not because bank tellers are idiots, but to protect yourself against fraud/forgery, in that someone after the fact can't alter what you wrote (presumably for a larger amount). Millennia are always read as whole numbers because they would be difficult to pronounce otherwise. But below is how I would write it.I have done it both ways but typically Fifteen Hundred and No/100's for saving space.

- English Only forum. … New centuries are read as whole numbers of hundreds. Years that are a two digit number are read as a whole number. If you wrote fifteen hundred, hypothetically someone could squeeze in "thousand dollars" after it. He was the fourteenth person to win the award.
I would write this as one thousand, five hundred dollars and 00/100. I think Thing uses the comma because she's being consistent with the way the number looks (1,500).

Fifteen hundred and 00/100 You don't have to put "dollars" because it is already there on the check. Just saying...

0 1. ashis. Below that, on the line for the words, write. Nearly all Americans, and many Britons, say Fifteen Hundred, thus it is certainly correct in speech, but Britons tend to bottle out above two thousand and say Two Thousand Five Hundred where an American might say Twentyfive Hundred. If there is a decimal, follow with the decimal pronounced as a whole number, and if coinage has a name in the currency, add that word at the end.

I would write it the way the numbers look in the box: 1500.00, so "fifteen hundred---------00/100."

The trick is that the second block from the right gets “thousand” added to it, the second gets “million,” the third, “billion,” and so forth. My mom is a manager for a bank.

I believe either way is correct, though.