{"id":4480,"date":"2014-11-11T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=4480"},"modified":"2014-10-27T02:57:59","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T06:57:59","slug":"november-numbers-english-numbers-with-special-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/november-numbers-english-numbers-with-special-names\/","title":{"rendered":"November Numbers: English numbers with special names"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Numbers<\/a>

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Learning how to count to ten is probably something you learned very early on in your English language learning, but did you know that many of the numbers between 0-10 (and other important numbers in English) have special names? People don\u2019t always use the traditional \u2018counting names\u2019 when using all numbers.<\/p>\n

Here we are going to take a look at the different names that some English numbers have and how they are used. We will start small and move on to bigger numbers, so let\u2019s start at the very beginning, with the number zero.<\/p>\n

0: oh, zip, zilch, nil, goose egg<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples:
\nI am so frustrated, I have zero<\/strong> patients left right now.
\nMy street address is seven-oh<\/strong>-one (701).
\nThere is zip, zilch, zero<\/strong> money left in my wallet.
\nThe score is three-nil<\/strong>. (British English)<\/em>
\nI got the big goose egg<\/strong> for my answer to the last question on the exam because I forgot to answer it.<\/p>\n

1: one-and-only<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example:
\nThis is my one-and-only<\/strong> brother.<\/p>\n

2: couple, pair, deuce, duo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples:
\nI bought a couple<\/strong> of fish to make for dinner tonight.
\nThere\u2019s a pair<\/strong> of gloves on the table.
\nHe rolled a deuce<\/strong> and it won him the game.
\nPaul and Erin are a happy duo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

3: a few, trio<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples:
\nShe bought a few<\/strong> loaves of bred.
\nThose girls always play together in a trio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

4: quartet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example:
\nThe jazz quartet<\/strong> played all night long.<\/p>\n

6: half a dozen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example:
\nThe woman has half a dozen<\/strong> children.<\/p>\n

12: dozen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example:
\nJill bought a dozen<\/strong> flowers.<\/p>\n

13: baker\u2019s dozen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example:
\nA: How many cookies do you want?
\nB: I\u2019ll take a baker\u2019s dozen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

20: score<\/strong><\/p>\n

Examples:
\n“Four score<\/strong> and seven years ago…” \u2013 This is a famous line spoken by President Abraham Lincoln.<\/em>
\nThere are scores<\/strong> of birds in the sky.<\/p>\n

50: half a century<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example:
\nI can\u2019t believe I am now half a century<\/strong> old!<\/p>\n

100: century<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example:
\nIf my grandfather lives to be a century<\/strong> old he will be the oldest man in our town.<\/p>\n

1000: a grand, K<\/strong><\/p>\n

Example:
\nI wish I made a grand<\/strong> a week at my job, but I only make $400.
\nBilly makes 30K<\/strong> a year at his job.<\/p>\n

As you can see, there is more to numbers than just one, two three! Now that you have a few new ways to talk about the numbers: 0,1,2,3,4,6,12,13,20,50,100,<\/strong> and 1,000<\/strong> see if you can work a few of these words into your everyday English vocabulary. Also, stay tuned for my next post in this November Numbers series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Numbers

Learning how to count to ten is probably something you learned very early on in your English language learning, but did you know that many of the numbers between 0-10 (and other important numbers in English) have special names? People don\u2019t always use the traditional \u2018counting names\u2019 when using all numbers. Here we are going…<\/p>\n

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