| 19.2.3 Expression
of dates with years |
In English
the years before the year 2000 were read in centuries.
In Spanish the year is to be read like a normal number.
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He was born
March 13, 1948.
correct: He
was born March thirteen in nineteen (hundred)
forty eight
incorrect:
He was born March
thirteen in thousand
nine hundred forty eight |
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Since the turn of the century this system has been changed
to the one reading the figure itself.
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He was born
May 15, 2002.
correct: He
was born May fifteen two thousand and two.
incorrect:
He was born May fifteen
twenty hundred and two. |
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As just mentioned the Spanish has always used the number
(not the century) to express years in dates.
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written:
He was born 14
May 1973.
Nació el 14 de mayo de 1973
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spoken:
He was born forteenth May nineteen seventy three.
Nació el catorce de mayo de mil novecientos setenta y tres. |
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written:
He was born 28th of
April 2002.
Nació el 28 de abril de 2002.
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spoken:
He was born
twenty eighth of April in two
thousand and two.
Nació el veintiocho de abril
de dos mil dos. |
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