Feb 4, 2022 · Could you please explain this rule to me? Does it mean that numbers thirty-one, forty-five seventy-seven ninety-nine, etc are written with a hyphen but thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, …

Dec 1, 2007 · Forty is the correct spelling, at least in the United States. It does get confusing, because it's related to the word "four", but "40" is properly spelled "forty".

Jun 25, 2012 · No, forty-five hundred = four thousand five hundred = 4,500 "Forty-five hundred" is the most common way of expressing this in speech. The other way sounds slightly more …

Mar 26, 2011 · Les dejo la explicación de wikipedia: Notwithstanding being related to the word "four" (4), 40 is spelled "forty", and not "fourty". The reason is that etymologically (also in …

Oct 2, 2005 · I was curious to know how the difference in spelling between four, fourteen and forty came about. Can anyone tell me? (I know, another word history question. . .) Thank you in …

May 3, 2007 · hi again! I have really no idea about the red part, what is that hacking chestnut? that was mean of Wells to shoulder him into the square ditch because he would not swop his …

Jun 2, 2016 · How would you idiomatically say "the wrong side of forty"? It's a humorous way of saying you're over 40 without giving away your real age. Quiero decir (referring to a person …

Jun 11, 2021 · You might use it if you were talking about items normally counted in hundreds. I could just about imagine "forty-four hundred cigarettes" or "forty-four hundred Roman …

Apr 12, 2015 · Hi, I see some similar combination with hyphen-dash and in some other writings without hyphen-dash . I cannot distinguish when we should use hyphen-dash for some …

Feb 7, 2013 · Wikipedia: Forties: In the American vernacular, a forty-ounce or simply forty is a glass bottle that holds 40 fluid ounces (1.18 litres) of malt liquor. Malt liquors are commonly …