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Typically, Ilocanos use native numbers for one through 10, and Spanish numbers for amounts of 10 and higher. Specific time is told using the Spanish system and numbers for hours and minutes, for example, Alas dos/A las dos (2 o'clock). For dates, cardinal Spanish numbers are the norm; for example, 12 (dose) ti Julio/Hulio (the twelfth of July).
The thirty-six officers problem is a mathematical puzzle with no solution. [8] The number of possible outcomes (not summed) in the roll of two distinct dice. 36 is the largest numeric base that some computer systems support because it exhausts the numerals, 0–9, and the letters, A-Z. See Base 36.
The native system is mostly used for counting small numbers, basic measurement, and for other pre-existing native concepts that deals with numbers. Meanwhile, the Spanish-derived system is mainly used for concepts that only existed post-colonially such as counting large numbers, currency, solar time, and advanced mathematics.
Huntington Bank recommends writing $130.45 as “One hundred thirty and 45/100.” If you’re wondering how to write $450 in words on a check, that would make $450 look like “Four hundred fifty ...
naught: archaic term for nothingness, which may or may not be equivalent to the number; mostly American usage, old-fashioned spelling of nought; aught: proscribed but still occasionally used when a digit is 0 (as in "thirty-aught-six", the .30-06 Springfield rifle cartridge and by association guns that fire it).
In Spanish, abbreviations of month names are usually three letters long, to avoid confusion between marzo (March) and mayo (May), and between junio (June) and julio (July). In Spain, the week runs from Monday to Sunday. The Spanish language also has an established convention for days of the week using one letter.
The cognates in the table below share meanings in English and Spanish, but have different pronunciation. Some words entered Middle English and Early Modern Spanish indirectly and at different times. For example, a Latinate word might enter English by way of Old French, but enter Spanish directly from Latin. Such differences can introduce ...
Japanese wordplay and slang: . Internet chat slang for "Thank You" when written with numbers: 3 (三, san) and 9 (九, kyū). [7]39 has been associated with the virtual singer Hatsune Miku because the written form of "Mi" (ミ) and the phonic pronunciation of "ku" (ク) have similarity to the numbers 3 (三, san) and 9 (九, kyū).