‘One hundred’ or ‘a hundred’?

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Do you say ‘one hundred’ or ‘a hundred’?

I think I use both but use “one” when I want to emphasize the number :thinking: I’m not even sure if there’s a rule to it, maybe I’m doing it all wrong :joy:

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I normally say “one hundred” or 100.

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same.

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I usually say ‘one hundred’, especially if I’m using it in a literal sense. I might use ‘a hundred’ if I’m using it figuratively, for example: “I’ve got a hundred things to do today!”

If I’m referring to a number in the 100s, I usually say One-oh-nine, or one-ten instead of ‘one hundred nine’ or ‘one hundred ten’. Example: Okay, everybody, turn your books to page one-oh-nine.

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I pretty much always say a hundred.

Unless I’m reading a number during math class or something i guess.

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I kind of say both. It just depends on what I’m talking about.

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I say a hundred

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Okay, I’m glad I not the only one that says one-oh- something when talking. I usually do it when I’m at work when I have to page for someone to answer a call. I also say it when I’m reading out the number that the bakery phone is connected to since it has a zero in it.

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