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  1. "a 100" vs "100" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 24, 2016 · The flow rate increases 100-fold (one hundred-fold) Would be a more idiomatic way of saying this, however, the questioner asks specifically about the original phrasing. The …

  2. The meaning of 0% and 100% as opposed to other percentages?

    Aug 29, 2015 · If soap A kills 100% and soap B kills 99.99% of bacteria, the remaining amount of bacteria after applying A (0%) is infinitely smaller than the remaining amount of bacteria after …

  3. Why is "a 100% increase" the same amount as "a two-fold increase"?

    Nov 15, 2012 · 24 Yes, the correct usage is that 100% increase is the same as a two-fold increase. The reason is that when using percentages we are referring to the difference …

  4. When did "a buck" start being used to mean any unit of 100? (E.g.

    Sep 18, 2018 · And the usage always seems to involve a number between 100 and 200: "a buck fifty" and so forth (the term seems to be wedded to the indefinite article: "a buck something ").

  5. Is It Ok To Write "100%" In A Formal Text? - English Language

    Jun 17, 2014 · The type of writing you are doing also plays into your decision. For example, in legally binding documents, like contracts or exhibits to contracts, the spelled out number is the …

  6. phrase usage - Is "100% correct pronunciation" an understandable ...

    Jul 19, 2021 · ‘100% correct’ is grammatically correct in this context, though the organization of the sentence is a bit atypical for many more formal dialects of English and may be difficult for …

  7. What was the first use of the saying, "You miss 100% of the shots …

    You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take. 1991 Burton W. Kanter, "AARP—Asset Accumulation, Retention and Protection," Taxes 69: 717: "Wayne Gretzky, relating the …

  8. word choice - Is it less than $100 or under $100? Is it more than …

    Aug 18, 2011 · All of your variants are grammatically correct, and will be easily understood by native English speakers. The less than X is idiomatically identical to under X when referring to …

  9. 100 apples are/is considered as a large number of apples

    Oct 26, 2017 · 100 apples are rolling down the hill. Here the 100 apples represents 100 individual units, so I use the plural. The source notes that this is a tricky point, and there is variation …

  10. Numbers with more than 100 zeros - English Language Learners …

    Nov 10, 2020 · Numbers with more than 100 zeros Ask Question Asked 5 years, 2 months ago Modified 5 years, 2 months ago