Actually, the first time you use “a” is in “one thousand.” A lot of people would say “one hundred and one,” but technically it’s just “one hundred one,” so no “a.”
But it’s an error that shouldn’t be made as one hundred one and one hundred and one have different meanings. In mathematics the word and means insert a decimal point. So one hundred and one is 100.1 not 101.
ozed over 9 years ago
What about “ate” and “atey-ate”? Okay, sorry, that was just dumb.
Kyle Robert over 9 years ago
Actually, the first time you use “a” is in “one thousand.” A lot of people would say “one hundred and one,” but technically it’s just “one hundred one,” so no “a.”
Bob, near Mark over 9 years ago
Unless you’re Lawrence Welk – “And a-one, and a-two!”
ChessPirate over 9 years ago
Pft! You don’t use a “z” until you get to a zillion. :-)
Stephen Gilberg over 9 years ago
You could also write “a hundred.”
Robert Ingersoll Premium Member over 9 years ago
But it’s an error that shouldn’t be made as one hundred one and one hundred and one have different meanings. In mathematics the word and means insert a decimal point. So one hundred and one is 100.1 not 101.