Zigzag Stampede
[Sort of work relared?] How would you write out 123,456.78 as a number for a check and what country do you live in. We are trying to figure out if I'm just weird or if if there's an American thing happening here.
𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅
... see I'm a weirdo so I can't personally say what I'd write out cuz it's not the standard
𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅
But the American standard is one hundred twenty three thousand, four hundred fifty six & 78/100
Zigzag Stampede
I'M NOT JUST BEING WEIRD!!! 
Ri
one hundred twenty-three thousand four hundred fifty-six & 78/xx is how i'd do it
Zigzag Stampede
They were very weirded out by my lack of ands and the faction
𝓟𝓢𝓛☕📔𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼
Yup, American.
Zigzag Stampede
Jemisaur
That is so weird that you do that...
Jemisaur
one hundred and twenty three thousand, four hundred and fifty six dollars and seventy eight cents
ᴘɪɴᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴇ ↟
one hundred twenty three thousand, four hundred and fifty six dollars 78/100 is how i owuld write that I think 8|a
ᴘɪɴᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴇ ↟
american also
Zigzag Stampede
I feel validated
papermint tiger
you don't say and that's silly
papermint tiger
'and' is for decimals, but in the case of a check you just do the fraction
Zigzag Stampede
They do say and over here though! Or in my office at least they di
Zigzag Stampede
Because that's the first thing they told me to do was to say the number out loud and I didn't it without ands
Zigzag Stampede
And they went huh...
papermint tiger
like throughout the number? see, when i was in school i was told repeatedly in my math classes to never, ever say 'and' unless i was indicating a decimal
Zigzag Stampede
And because of the way my dyslexic brain works I wasnt sure if I was missing the ands because I'm so focused on getting the numbers to come out correctly and not mixed around
papermint tiger
yeah no i think Americans are taught to never say 'and' in big numbers. Or at least not write it on checks!
Zigzag Stampede
But no, pretty sure it's an Aussie VS Amurica thing
Zigzag Stampede
Lol and then they got to my fraction and were like wtf is this?!!!?
Zigzag Stampede
We googled that one and I was like SEE THAT ONE AT LEAST ISN'T JUST ME
papermint tiger
it's very typical in america! I actually write it so the little number is above the big number, let me see if i can find a check to take a pic...
Zigzag Stampede
Yeah I write it as 00/100 for zero cents or 42/100 for forty two cents
Tisiphone
when there are no cents its' also not uncommon to write "X dollars only"
Tisiphone
but yeah, australians just basically write the number out in full no fractions
Zigzag Stampede
And add a bunch of ands
Zigzag Stampede
literally sticky note at my desk to remind myself
literally sticky note at my desk to remind myself
Tisiphone
well yeah. you're writing the number the way it's said.
Tisiphone
legal transcription has that as policy too
Zigzag Stampede
Yeah, but I don't naturally say it with the and
Tisiphone
then you wouldn't write it with the and either! fuck everyone else.
Tisiphone
most people say and here, but you're not doing it wrong if you don't include ands on your cheque
Zigzag Stampede
Haha, yeah, I'm not in trouble or anything but we had a fun omg... There's more to this culture divide then my food being full of unneeded sugar!!!
Tisiphone
millions of tiny little differences
Tisiphone
like how you pronounce mocha
Zigzag Stampede
MooooKca
Gloomurai
NZ: One hundred and twenty three thousand, four hundred and fifty six dollars, and seventy eight cents
Zigzag Stampede
I feel like this should have been some sort of tumblr post now
papermint tiger
ffff
Gloomurai
heh