in reply to Convert a number (for example 404) into a string ("four hundred four")

shouldn't 404 be "four hundred and four"?
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Re: Re: Convert a number (for example 404) into a string ("four hundred four")
by muba (Priest) on Apr 07, 2004 at 19:35 UTC
    I've looked for that on the internet and I think not, because on the Internet I found the following meaning of 'and':

    People use 'and' to seperate a bigger money unit from a smaller one (I.E. dollar from cent) and then 'four hundred AND four' would be: $400.04 :)
      Well I just double checked with my Iron Maiden "Number of the Beast" CD and they use "Six hundred and sixty-six" for 666. :P
      'four hundred AND four' would be: $400.04

      no it wouldn't. When specifying two units of currency, both have to be specified:

      $400.04
      Four hundred dollars and four cents
      $404.04
      Four hundred and four dollars and four cents
      $4.04
      four dollars and four cents.

      "Four hundred and four" could only be interpreted unambiguously as $404. Or "page not found', it depends on the context :)