Happy New Year! And please do remember, it's pronounced "
two thousand three" not "two thousand
and three." Lest you thought
I was a grammar despot, consider what
one math professor has to say:
If you stick an extra 'and' into a number, will anyone be unable to determine what you mean? No. Might some people who would consider this to be an error make a mental note that perhaps you're less 'educated' than you ought to be? Yes. Might that affect the way they subsequently interpret what you say and do? Yes. Might that, over the course of your lifetime, end up reducing both your income and the scope of opportunities that are offered to you? Maybe.
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