305 = Three "oh" five or three hundred five?
  • Dulce1 July 2014
    When a number represents a result, a total or a calculation, say the whole number. 
    Example: 245 + 60 = 305  is said: two hundred forty five plus sixty equals three hundred five. 
    When saying a number, you can use or omit and.
    Example: three hundred five or three hundred and five

    When a number is used as a symbol or a form of identification, say each number separately.
    Example: The number in "My hotel room is 305" is said three oh five.
    I live on 266 East 118th Street is said "I live on two sixty six West one hundred and eighteenth street." 
    Note that saying each figure individually does not apply to ordinal numbers.
    Example:"It's the university's three hundred fifth anniversary." 
    Say each figure separately when referring to flight numbers: "Passengers on flight five three six, your plane is now boarding." This is also the case when saying a phone number: "My cellphone number is nine one seven, seven three nine, five five, five two" Also note the comma between numbers indicating where there should be a pause, as they appear with the hyphen: 917-739-55-52.



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