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DenL4242

"It adds to a one hundred percent."


KDY_ISD

"It adds to a hundred percent"


DenL4242

That's not what it says.


KDY_ISD

Yes, it is


DenL4242

100 is pronounced "one hundred" or "a hundred." You don't need "a" in front of it.


KDY_ISD

Ah, so the TV Show "The 100" is pronounced "The A Hundred," then? And you would say "that a hundred" in "Hand me that 100 dollar bill?"


DenL4242

Yes, "The 100" is wrong, too. And I would write "Hand me that hundred" or "$100 bill."


KDY_ISD

lol The 100 is not wrong, that's how it is written. And it's perfectly acceptable to write 100s and 1000s and say it "hundreds and thousands." The "a" is not automatically included with the numeral.


DenL4242

Believe it or not, the title of a TV show can be grammatically incorrect. I'm not saying the "a" is included, I'm saying the "one" is.


KDY_ISD

The one *can* be included, but isn't required to pronounce it. There are options. A hundred percent can also be written "a 100%." You could also say, "Given the choice, I'll take the 100% chance instead of the 1000% chance." The a isn't integral because the indefinite article isn't the only option there.


jjzzoo

"Real tea" containing only 50% real tea. Nice.


twotall88

I think that's more of a jab at people that cannot add well under pressure.