"and" in numerical expressions

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Tue May 12 23:20:45 UTC 2009


At 5/12/2009 02:31 PM, Arnold Zwicky wrote:
>  Not long ago there lived in Suffolk a hundred and one Dalmatians
>whose adventures had once thrilled all the ... [note the "and"]

Would more than an infinitesimal number of people say or write "a
hundred one X"?  As contrasted to those who might say/write "one
hundred one X". like John Baker.

I also wonder whether when speakers wish to call attention to the
"one more than some round number", they deliberately include "and".

Joel

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