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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 above Ngram …

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

    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 legally …

  3. 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 some …

  4. 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 …

  5. Is it proper to state percentages greater than 100%?

    People often say that percentages greater than 100 make no sense because you can't have more than all of something. This is simply silly and mathematically ignorant. A percentage is just a ratio …

  6. Word for '100% majority'? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Apr 11, 2015 · Is there a word for majority wherein someone or something gets all the votes cast?

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

    Nov 10, 2020 · Numbers with more than 100 zeros Ask Question Asked 5 years, 1 month ago Modified 5 years, 1 month ago

  8. word request - decade, century, millennium, what is next? - English ...

    Jan 11, 2016 · The title of this question says it all. Are there nouns for longer periods than a millennium ? I mean words designating a specific number of years. Era, age and epoch don't count as they just in...

  9. What does the expression "just keeping it a buck" mean and where …

    Dec 23, 2023 · A 'buck' is slang for a dollar, which has 100 cents, and the maximum of something that you can have is 100 per cent. To 'keep it a buck' is to keep 'it' (the current discussion or utterance) …

  10. sentence usage - "I am a 100% sure" or "I am 100% sure"? - English ...

    Sep 13, 2022 · Both sound right to me I guess. Is any of the two grammatically wrong? Is this a Brit vs American thing because I'm pretty sure I've heard them both.