Bonjour,
In how to say dates in the splitting it at the "hundreds" section. Why do all the examples tell us to use cent, but for 1900 it says cents?
Merci
How to say 1900
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Richard B.Kwiziq community member
How to say 1900
This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing dates in French"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Richard,
It is because of the quaint little rule that the numbers 'vingt' and 'cent', will take an -s if they are multiplied by the number that precedes it but not when there is a number afterward.
But thanks for pointing it out.
Bonne continuation!
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