| 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).
| example |
| 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. |
| example |
| 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 . |
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| 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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