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> In American English people say almost exclusively

As an Australian living in North America for seven years, my ears still daily pickup when the American dialect leaves out words.

Examples that come to mind: "Two hundred three", "Write me", "September tenth"



> "Two hundred three"

I'd be curious to hear you elaborate on this one. In American school, I learned that 'two hundred three' is the only acceptable version, but in casual speech people invariably say 'two hundred and three', which sounds more natural.

Which one do you say?


At least Australia and the UK correctly ( ;P ) use "two hundred and three".

There's a wealth of differences between British and American english: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_Bri... (Of particular relevance here is the numbers section.)




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