Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
1976 (year)
English answer:
At the request of the asker:
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pidzej
Sep 30, 2003 09:43
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1976 (year)
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How would you natives write that year in longhand please? Nineteen seventy six does not look right at all so I'd choose between "the year nineteen hundred seventy-six" and "the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy six", preferably the latter. Which would you use?
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3 +3 | At the request of the asker: |
J. Leo (X)
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5 +17 | nineteen seventy-six |
Manuel Plaza
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4 +6 | Reference |
vixen
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4 +1 | [in the year] one thousand nine hundred and seventy six |
Lanna Castellano
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At the request of the asker:
The year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six (Capialization of some words vary, but generally the 'O' and 'L' are standard). Of course, this is pertinent only in certain contexts!
Peer comment(s):
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vixen
: I think "nineteen hundred and seventy-six" is already more formal than "ninenteen seventy-six"
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Right, but I choose the reference to 'Our Lord' not, for the religious context, but that wording would reflect the exact formal usage for the asker's need.
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Chris Hopley
: Amen! :-)
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and praise The Lord and peace be with...everyone.
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verbis
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thanks, the asker is wondering about the use of 'hundred' and requested that I send a seperate entry. I'm unsure of a US/UK difference here. If so his target group's need will determine the choice.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, James and all"
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nineteen seventy-six
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Nineteen Seventy Six - [ Traduzca esta página ]
NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX. ©1999 Michael A. Schiller. The copyright to this
poem is secured and owned by Michael A. Schiller. Unauthorized ...
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Developing En Managing Stre F. Scott Fitz Coopers Creek People of ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... August 17 1976 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake August 17 1976 Science/Mathematics ... June
12, 1978 Science/Mathematics The Nineteen Seventy Six Tangshan, China ...
www.9.us-link-guide.de/325.html - 101k - 28 Sep 2003
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Note added at 2003-09-30 09:45:32 (GMT)
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Nineteen Seventy Six - [ Traduzca esta página ]
NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX. ©1999 Michael A. Schiller. The copyright to this
poem is secured and owned by Michael A. Schiller. Unauthorized ...
www.mike-schiller.com/Poetry/ 1999/NineteenSeventySix.html - 22k
Developing En Managing Stre F. Scott Fitz Coopers Creek People of ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... August 17 1976 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake August 17 1976 Science/Mathematics ... June
12, 1978 Science/Mathematics The Nineteen Seventy Six Tangshan, China ...
www.9.us-link-guide.de/325.html - 101k - 28 Sep 2003
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Note added at 2003-09-30 09:46:18 (GMT)
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Nineteen Seventy Six - [ Traduzca esta página ]
NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX. ©1999 Michael A. Schiller. The copyright to this
poem is secured and owned by Michael A. Schiller. Unauthorized ...
www.mike-schiller.com/Poetry/ 1999/NineteenSeventySix.html - 22k
Developing En Managing Stre F. Scott Fitz Coopers Creek People of ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... August 17 1976 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake August 17 1976 Science/Mathematics ... June
12, 1978 Science/Mathematics The Nineteen Seventy Six Tangshan, China ...
www.9.us-link-guide.de/325.html - 101k - 28 Sep 2003
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Margarita
: the year nineteen seventy-six
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agree |
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 mins
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agree |
Albi76
: There is nothing wrong with 'nineteen seventy-six'
6 mins
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agree |
Sven Petersson
: nineteen seventy-six
7 mins
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agree |
David Moore (X)
: Correct, Margarita - it should have the hyphen
8 mins
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neutral |
Attila Piróth
: The answer is correct but the references are useless/misleading/contradictory: the crucial item, the hyphen is missing in them.
8 mins
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I agree, I just wanted to show it is commonly used and it does 'look right' as said. Thank you for your comment.
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J. Leo (X)
: The year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six (Capialization of some words vary, but generally the 'O' and 'L' are standard). Of course, this is pertinent only in certain contexts!
9 mins
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agree |
Selcuk Akyuz
22 mins
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agree |
Ilaria Galli
41 mins
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agree |
Rajan Chopra
41 mins
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agree |
Enza Longo
: nineteen hundred and seventy-six
48 mins
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agree |
Mario Marcolin
: "nineteen seventy-six" when the context is obvious
1 hr
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Chris Hopley
: As a native English speaker (Asker did ask for native opinions!), I agree that "nineteen seventy-six" is perfectly standard longhand usage, albeit not the longest of the variously possible longhand forms.
2 hrs
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agree |
Patricia Baldwin
: I side with Margarita and Chris, never underestimate the weight ofa native speaker.
2 hrs
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agree |
noeliam
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agree |
John Bowden
: With hyphen
3 hrs
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neutral |
cmwilliams (X)
: "nineteen seventy-six" would not be appropriate in a highly formal document.
5 hrs
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agree |
Catherine Norton
: I agree with James for a formal document.
9 hrs
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agree |
Yelena.
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46 mins
Reference
The following reference may be of some help:
2. When reading or speaking we use the term "hundred" but not "thousand". The year 1968 would be read as:
nineteen hundred and sixty-eight or more commonly; nineteen sixty-eight.
But the years 1900 and 1908 can only be read as:
nineteen hundred.
nineteen hundred and eight.
3. To say April 10 1968, we have 4 alternatives:
April the tenth, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight.
April the tenth, nineteen sixty-eight.
The tenth of April, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight.
The tenth of April, nineteen sixty-eight.
So, I would go for "nineteen hundred and seventy-six" as James suggested.
2. When reading or speaking we use the term "hundred" but not "thousand". The year 1968 would be read as:
nineteen hundred and sixty-eight or more commonly; nineteen sixty-eight.
But the years 1900 and 1908 can only be read as:
nineteen hundred.
nineteen hundred and eight.
3. To say April 10 1968, we have 4 alternatives:
April the tenth, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight.
April the tenth, nineteen sixty-eight.
The tenth of April, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight.
The tenth of April, nineteen sixty-eight.
So, I would go for "nineteen hundred and seventy-six" as James suggested.
Peer comment(s):
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J. Leo (X)
: idem dito, Vixen.
11 mins
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Birgir Davidsson
38 mins
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verbis
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neutral |
John Bowden
: "nineteen hundred and seventy-six" is very formal: alos, 1908 is more commonly pronounced as "nineteen-oh-eight", in the Uk at least
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According to the asker, the context is highly formal. In addition, written texts are often more formal than spoken text..
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cmwilliams (X)
: In a formal document "nineteen hundred and seventy-six" would be more appropriate than "nineteen seventy-six".
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Rajan Chopra
7 hrs
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Mick De Meyer
: thanks, am translating a birth certificate, was looking for confirmation of this. Am now going for ""nineteen hundred and seventy-six".
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Glad to have helped ;-)
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8 hrs
[in the year] one thousand nine hundred and seventy six
a translation of a birth certificate couched in formal terms, or a solicitor in a formal document would writem for example, "on the twenty-seventh day of the month of September in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy six". This would be too formal for many other purposes: you would say "nineteen seventy six" if you were talking - but written language is different from the spoken!
Peer comment(s):
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Kardi Kho
: sometimes also 'on the twenty-sixth day of the sixth month in the year one thousand nine hundred and seventy-six.
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