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Chapter 20
20.1.4 Telling the date with years
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20.1.4 Telling the date with years
In English the years until 2000 were spoken in centuries:
Example
He was born on March 13, 1948.
correct:
He was born on March 13 nineteen hundred forty-eight.
incorrect:
He was born on March 13 thousand ninehundred forty-eight.
Now, we use the thousands (as the French have always done).
Beispiel
He was born on May 14, 2002.
correct:
He was born on May 14 two thousand and two.
incorrect:
He was born on May 14 twenty hundred and two.
Beispiel
He was born on May 14, 1973.
written:
Il est né le 14 mai 1973.
spoken:
Il est né le vingt octobre mille neuf cent soixante trois .
Beispiel
He was born on April 28, 2002.
written:
Il est né le 28 avril 2002.
spoken:
Il est né le vingt huit avril deux mille deux.
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