Saying dates and numbers in English

DatesWe can say dates either with the day before the month, or the month before the day:The first of January / January the first.
Remember to use ordinal numbers for dates.(The first, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, the twenty-second, the thirty-first etc.)
YearsFor years up until 2000, separate the four numbers into two pairs of two:1965 = nineteen sixty-five1871 = eighteen seventy-one1999 = nineteen ninety-nine
For this decade, you need to say “two thousand and —-” in British English:2001 = two thousand and one2009 = two thousand and nine
Large numbersDivide the number into units of hundreds and thousands:400,000 = four hundred thousand (no s plural)
If the number includes a smaller number, use “and” in British English:450,000 = four hundred and fifty thousand400,360 = four hundred thousand and three hundred and sixty
Fractions, ratios and percentages½ = one half1/3 = one third¼ = one quarter1/5 = one fifth1/ 6 = one sixth etc3/5 = three fifths
1.5% = one point five percent0.3% = nought / zero point three percent
2:1 = two to one
Saying 0Depending on the context, we can pronounce zero in different ways:2-0 (football) = Two nil30 – 0 (tennis) = Thirty love604 7721 (phone number) = six oh four…0.4 (a number) = nought point four / zero point four0C (temperature) = zero degrees
Talking about calculations+ (plus)2 + 1 = 3 (two plus one equals three)- (minus / take away)5 – 3 = 2 (five minus three equals two / five take away three equals two)x (multiplied by / times)2 x 3 = 6 (two multiplied by three equals six / two times three equals six)/ (divided by)6 / 3 = 2 (six divided by three equals two)