Re: [OT Why GB English is different] Re: Mozilla firefox en-gb
On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 02:02:04PM -0500, Damon L. Chesser wrote:
> It is technically (mathematically speaking) "one hundred twenty five
> dollars".
Yes, my teachers in school always corrected us: don't say the and. It
was considered incorrect english, like saying ain't. (And thus it was
considered low-class, coarse, crass -- ignorant).
It wasn't a to MAY to, to MAH toe, pe CAN pe CAHN thing -- it was just
said to be wrong, lazy.
What's the argument for leaving the "and" in? Is it supposed to be lazy
to leave it out? Or ignorant?
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