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The reading of 0 (nought, zero, nil, o, love)The figure 0 is normally read nought [no:t] in Br.E., and zero [zi-erou] in Am.E. It is replaced, in general use, by the negative determiner no or the pronoun none: There were no survivors from the air disaster. None of the passengers or crew survived.
In measurements (e.g., of temperature), 0 is called zero: It’s five degrees below zero. It’s 0° F ( read: zero degrees Fahrenheit). -8° C ( read: eight degrees below zero Centigrade). When numbers are said figure by figure (e.g., in telephone numbers), 0 is often called [ ou ] (like the letter o): My account number is 41326069 (read: four one three two six o six nine).
Nil [nil] or nothing is used in football or other team-games: Brazil won 4 – 0 (read: four nil / (to) nothing). Manchester three, Liverpool nil. Love is used in tennis and similar games. (This expression is derived from the French l’oeuf, meaning ‘the egg’, presumably because zero is egg-shaped (0): 5 – 0, your service; (read: five – love).
The year: When reading or speaking the word hundred may be used but thousand is usually not: He was born in 1957 (nineteen fifty-seven,or nineteen hundred and fifty-seven). Years before the Christian era are followed by the letters B.C. (= b efore C hrist). Years after the Christian era may be followed by the letters A.D. (= A nno D omini [Lat.: in the year of our Lord]): 1500 B.C. = fifteen hundred B.C. (in this case it is also possible to say one thousand five hundred B.C) The days and months: Though the days and months may be written in different ways: He was born on 5 May May 5 5th May 5th of May May 5th (mostly AmE), when reading or speaking they use ordinal numerals, so they say: He was born on May the fifth or the fifth of May Telling the time Times of the clock are read out in full as follows: At 5 at five (o’clock) At 5.15 at five fifteen, at a quarter past five, at a quarter after five (AmE) At 5.30 at five thirty, at half past five At 5.45 at five forty-five, at a quarter to six, at a quarter of six (AmE) At 5.50 at five fifty, at ten (minutes) to six At 6.10 at ten (minutes) past six, at ten minutes after six (AmE ); at six ten canbe used when one is referring e.g. to a timetable. Fractions Fractions are read out in full as follows: Simple fractions are expressed by using ordinal numbers (third/s, fourth/s, fifth/s, etc.): 1 / 2 (a) half They stayed (for) a half hour / half an hour 1 / 4 a quarter They stayed (for) a quater of an hour
3 / 4 three quarter s three quater s of an hour 2 / 3 two-third s two third s of the population 1 1 / 2 one and a half one and a half hour s or an hour and a half 3 1 / 5 three and a/one fifth three and a fifth inche s NOTE: a) the expression one and a half takes a plural noun (e.g. one and a half kilometer s); b) expressions like ¾ hour, 7 / 10 mile are said ‘ three quarters of an hour, seven tenths of a mile’.
More complex fractions are often expressed by using the word over: 317 / 509 – three hundred and seventeen over five hundred and nine.
Decimals are read out in full, with each figure separate. NOTE: they use a full stop (called ‘ point ’), not a comma, before the fraction: 2.5 – two point five 3.14 – three point one four (three point fourteen) 0.78 – point seventy-eight (point seven eight) or nought point seventy-eight (US: zero point seventy-eight) How to write numbers
In writing numerals may be spelled out or be represented by figures: Boing 567. NOTE: In writing, commas (but not full stops) are used to separate thousands: 100, 456; 1, 000, 000; 1, 908, 367, 849. Numerals in figures or in letters? Although there is no definite rule, there are some guidelines that should be followed.
A number that starts a sentence should always be spelled out, even if it is over 100: Three thousand forty-four voters selected Teresa. Whenever mentioning parts of a book (page numbers, sections, chapters, exercises), figures are used: The teacher assigned exercise 12 on page 235. In special or technical texts cardinals and ordinals should always be indicated by figures.
Calculations Addition In small additions, they usually say and for +, and is or are for =: Two and two is/are four. Six and five is/are eleven. What ’s the eight and six? In larger additions (and in more formal style) they use plus for + and equals or is for =: Seven hundred and twelve plus a hundred and forty-five is (equals) eight hundred and fifty-seven.
Subtraction In conversational style, dealing with small numbers, people say: Four from seven leaves/is three. Seven take away four leaves/is three. In a more formal style, or dealing with larger numbers, minus and equals are used: Six hundred and nineteen minus four hundred and twenty-eight equals a hundred and ninety-one.
Multiplication In small calculations, the most common approach is to say three fours, six sevens, etc, and to use are for =: Three fours are twelve. Six sevens are forty-two.
Seventeen times three hundred and eighty-one is/makes six thousand, four hundred and seventy-seven. In a more formal style, they say multiplied by and equals: 17 multiplied by 381 equals 6, 477.
Division The simplest way is to use divided by and equals: Two hundred and sixty-one divided by nine equals twenty-nine. But in smaller calculations, people might say, for example: Three into nine goes three (times).   Система охраняемых территорий в США Изучение особо охраняемых природных территорий(ООПТ) США представляет особый интерес по многим причинам...  ЧТО ТАКОЕ УВЕРЕННОЕ ПОВЕДЕНИЕ В МЕЖЛИЧНОСТНЫХ ОТНОШЕНИЯХ? Исторически существует три основных модели различий, существующих между...  Что вызывает тренды на фондовых и товарных рынках Объяснение теории грузового поезда Первые 17 лет моих рыночных исследований сводились к попыткам вычислить, когда этот...  ЧТО ПРОИСХОДИТ ВО ВЗРОСЛОЙ ЖИЗНИ? Если вы все еще «неправильно» связаны с матерью, вы избегаете отделения и независимого взрослого существования... Не нашли то, что искали? Воспользуйтесь поиском гугл на сайте:
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The reading of dates
1 / 10 a/one tenth a tenth of the population