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The number 103 can be pronounced as “One hundred and three” or “One o three”.
Can “103rd” be pronounced as “One hundred and third” or “One o third?” (Especially in referring to a name of a street, like 103rd St)



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    The 103rd Regiment would be "the One Hundred Third Regiment".
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    I say one hundred and third.
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    I would say “a hundred and third street” “The Hundred and Third Regiment”
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    For the one hundred third time, it is one hundred third.
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    @ab2, "one hundred third" is how Americans say "103rd", "one hundred and third" is how everyone else says it.
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The number 103 can be pronounced as “One hundred and three” or “One o three”.
Can “103rd” be pronounced as “One hundred and third” or “One o third?” (Especially in referring to a name of a street, like 103rd St)



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    The 103rd Regiment would be "the One Hundred Third Regiment".
    – Hot Licks
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    I say one hundred and third.
    – Jason Bassford
    17 hours ago






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    I would say “a hundred and third street” “The Hundred and Third Regiment”
    – Jim
    17 hours ago






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    For the one hundred third time, it is one hundred third.
    – ab2
    16 hours ago






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    @ab2, "one hundred third" is how Americans say "103rd", "one hundred and third" is how everyone else says it.
    – Michael Harvey
    11 hours ago














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The number 103 can be pronounced as “One hundred and three” or “One o three”.
Can “103rd” be pronounced as “One hundred and third” or “One o third?” (Especially in referring to a name of a street, like 103rd St)



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The number 103 can be pronounced as “One hundred and three” or “One o three”.
Can “103rd” be pronounced as “One hundred and third” or “One o third?” (Especially in referring to a name of a street, like 103rd St)



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    The 103rd Regiment would be "the One Hundred Third Regiment".
    – Hot Licks
    17 hours ago






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    I say one hundred and third.
    – Jason Bassford
    17 hours ago






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    I would say “a hundred and third street” “The Hundred and Third Regiment”
    – Jim
    17 hours ago






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    For the one hundred third time, it is one hundred third.
    – ab2
    16 hours ago






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    @ab2, "one hundred third" is how Americans say "103rd", "one hundred and third" is how everyone else says it.
    – Michael Harvey
    11 hours ago














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    The 103rd Regiment would be "the One Hundred Third Regiment".
    – Hot Licks
    17 hours ago






  • 3




    I say one hundred and third.
    – Jason Bassford
    17 hours ago






  • 3




    I would say “a hundred and third street” “The Hundred and Third Regiment”
    – Jim
    17 hours ago






  • 3




    For the one hundred third time, it is one hundred third.
    – ab2
    16 hours ago






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    @ab2, "one hundred third" is how Americans say "103rd", "one hundred and third" is how everyone else says it.
    – Michael Harvey
    11 hours ago








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The 103rd Regiment would be "the One Hundred Third Regiment".
– Hot Licks
17 hours ago




The 103rd Regiment would be "the One Hundred Third Regiment".
– Hot Licks
17 hours ago




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I say one hundred and third.
– Jason Bassford
17 hours ago




I say one hundred and third.
– Jason Bassford
17 hours ago




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I would say “a hundred and third street” “The Hundred and Third Regiment”
– Jim
17 hours ago




I would say “a hundred and third street” “The Hundred and Third Regiment”
– Jim
17 hours ago




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For the one hundred third time, it is one hundred third.
– ab2
16 hours ago




For the one hundred third time, it is one hundred third.
– ab2
16 hours ago




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@ab2, "one hundred third" is how Americans say "103rd", "one hundred and third" is how everyone else says it.
– Michael Harvey
11 hours ago




@ab2, "one hundred third" is how Americans say "103rd", "one hundred and third" is how everyone else says it.
– Michael Harvey
11 hours ago










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It would be 'A hundred third' or 'A hundred and third'. replacing the pronunciation of zero with 'o' is a colloquial shortcut. And then what would you say in the case of 100th or 1000th?



you only replace zeros with 'o' when saying the number and keep it with regular zeros when saying the ordinal number(1st, 2nd, third...)



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  • I would probably say "one hundred third", not "a hundred third".
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  • @GEdgar Yeah you a probably right. I am from the deep south so many times I hear 'a hundred' and 'one hundred' get interchanged.
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In New Yawk, where these types of numbers are used multiple times daily, there are customary differentiations:



For 1,2,3, - or, first, second and third:



"I live at 301 (302,309...310) 102nd St. - on the 103rd. floor"



"I live at three oh one (three oh two, three oh nine...three ten) a hundred and second street - on the hundred and third floor."



"I live at 125, 125th St. - on the 125th floor."



"I live at one twenty-five, a hundred and twenty-fifth street - on the hundred (and) twenty-fifth floor." (the "and" in parentheses is optional)



As I stated, these are customs - not rules. They self-perpetuate because nobody wants to look like a non-native.






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    As you've noted, 103, can be pronounced as "one hundred three" or "one hundred and three". Additionally it can be pronounced beginning with an "a" instead of "one". My research into this question has been both confusing and enlightening. I thought that one of the things that distinguished BrE from AmE was that in BrE "and" is spoken before saying numbers 1 through 99 after saying "hundred", "thousand", "million", "billion" etc. Here's a chart from mathisfun.com to illustrate (I have highlighted the extra "and"s in BrE).:




    101
    US: one hundred one
    UK: one hundred and one
    999

    US: nine hundred ninety-nine
    UK: nine hundred and
    ninety-nine



    1,101
    US: one thousand, one hundred one
    UK: one thousand, one
    hundred and one
    15,016
    US: fifteen thousand, sixteen

    UK: fifteen thousand, and sixteen
    112,621
    US: one
    hundred twelve thousand, six hundred twenty-one
    UK: one hundred and twelve thousand, six hundred and twenty-one



    Millions and More



    191,232,891
    US: one hundred ninety-one million, two hundred
    thirty-two thousand, eight hundred ninety-one
    UK: one hundred
    and ninety-one million, two hundred and thirty-two thousand, eight hundred and ninety-one




    This phenomenon is also attested in the Wikipedia article on English numerals:




    999,000
    nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand (inclusively British
    English, Irish English, Australian English, and New Zealand
    English)



    nine hundred ninety-nine thousand (American English)
    English numerals (Wikipedia)




    And if you want another source, check out the text to speech examples for both American and British speakers at this site. I recommend you type the number "111" because the difference is hard to discern with certain numbers, and "111" is clear. You can see that for the speakers of English from Canada, Australia, Britain and India the "and" is clearly audible, whereas in the American version it isn't.



    However, this practice of not using "and" when reading out numbers by Americans is not universal:




    In American English, many students are taught not to use the word and
    anywhere in the whole part of a number, so it is not used before the
    tens and ones. It is instead used as a verbal delimiter when dealing
    with compound numbers. Thus, instead of "three hundred and
    seventy-three," "three hundred seventy-three" would be said. Despite
    this rule, some Americans use the and in reading numbers containing
    tens and ones as an alternative variant.
    English Numerals (Wikipedia)




    Illinois Democratic candidate: "I am running for the hundred and seventh district..."
    WTHR (Indianapolis-based) anchor says "one hundred and seven"



    All this information has made me uncertain, but it's clear many Americans say the "and" in numbers like this. I don't speak for all people, I can only tell you what I hear.



    As you are specifically asking about an ordinal number and not a cardinal number, I'll give some information I've found about this topic specifically. See this question and answer on a Word Reference forum thread:




    Question: Is this a way to say ordinal numbers for large numbers?

    1,234,295,345
    one billion two hundred thirty-four million two
    hundred ninety-five thousand three hundred forty-fifth?




    There are only two answers, both American users, and both seem to agree that the OP is correct. Note, no "and" before the "forty-fifth"
    Word Reference forum link



    You can also go to the text to speech site I linked and type in 103rd or 111th and see that the "and" is not pronounced.



    On the other hand, there are plenty of examples of the opposite.



    In many other text to speech programs the American speaker says "hundred and third"



    American saying the "Hundred and First Airborne"
    American saying "There is no organisation in the world that can do what the Hundred and First does"
    American saying "Hundred and Seventy Third Airborne
    American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary", talking about a Harley Davidson
    American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary"



    So this question is way outside my knowledge of how people around the world do or should pronounce 103rd. From my experience in BrE you can say it:



    A hundred and third

    or

    One hundred and third



    and in AmE I have heard examples of both the above with and without the "and".



    There may also be more informal vernacular ways of saying it such as "one oh third".






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      It would be 'A hundred third' or 'A hundred and third'. replacing the pronunciation of zero with 'o' is a colloquial shortcut. And then what would you say in the case of 100th or 1000th?



      you only replace zeros with 'o' when saying the number and keep it with regular zeros when saying the ordinal number(1st, 2nd, third...)



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      • I would probably say "one hundred third", not "a hundred third".
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      • @GEdgar Yeah you a probably right. I am from the deep south so many times I hear 'a hundred' and 'one hundred' get interchanged.
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      It would be 'A hundred third' or 'A hundred and third'. replacing the pronunciation of zero with 'o' is a colloquial shortcut. And then what would you say in the case of 100th or 1000th?



      you only replace zeros with 'o' when saying the number and keep it with regular zeros when saying the ordinal number(1st, 2nd, third...)



      Source of shortcut claim






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      • I would probably say "one hundred third", not "a hundred third".
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      • @GEdgar Yeah you a probably right. I am from the deep south so many times I hear 'a hundred' and 'one hundred' get interchanged.
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      It would be 'A hundred third' or 'A hundred and third'. replacing the pronunciation of zero with 'o' is a colloquial shortcut. And then what would you say in the case of 100th or 1000th?



      you only replace zeros with 'o' when saying the number and keep it with regular zeros when saying the ordinal number(1st, 2nd, third...)



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      It would be 'A hundred third' or 'A hundred and third'. replacing the pronunciation of zero with 'o' is a colloquial shortcut. And then what would you say in the case of 100th or 1000th?



      you only replace zeros with 'o' when saying the number and keep it with regular zeros when saying the ordinal number(1st, 2nd, third...)



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      I would probably say "one hundred third", not "a hundred third".
      – GEdgar
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      I would probably say "one hundred third", not "a hundred third".
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      @GEdgar Yeah you a probably right. I am from the deep south so many times I hear 'a hundred' and 'one hundred' get interchanged.
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      @GEdgar Yeah you a probably right. I am from the deep south so many times I hear 'a hundred' and 'one hundred' get interchanged.
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      In New Yawk, where these types of numbers are used multiple times daily, there are customary differentiations:



      For 1,2,3, - or, first, second and third:



      "I live at 301 (302,309...310) 102nd St. - on the 103rd. floor"



      "I live at three oh one (three oh two, three oh nine...three ten) a hundred and second street - on the hundred and third floor."



      "I live at 125, 125th St. - on the 125th floor."



      "I live at one twenty-five, a hundred and twenty-fifth street - on the hundred (and) twenty-fifth floor." (the "and" in parentheses is optional)



      As I stated, these are customs - not rules. They self-perpetuate because nobody wants to look like a non-native.






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        In New Yawk, where these types of numbers are used multiple times daily, there are customary differentiations:



        For 1,2,3, - or, first, second and third:



        "I live at 301 (302,309...310) 102nd St. - on the 103rd. floor"



        "I live at three oh one (three oh two, three oh nine...three ten) a hundred and second street - on the hundred and third floor."



        "I live at 125, 125th St. - on the 125th floor."



        "I live at one twenty-five, a hundred and twenty-fifth street - on the hundred (and) twenty-fifth floor." (the "and" in parentheses is optional)



        As I stated, these are customs - not rules. They self-perpetuate because nobody wants to look like a non-native.






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          In New Yawk, where these types of numbers are used multiple times daily, there are customary differentiations:



          For 1,2,3, - or, first, second and third:



          "I live at 301 (302,309...310) 102nd St. - on the 103rd. floor"



          "I live at three oh one (three oh two, three oh nine...three ten) a hundred and second street - on the hundred and third floor."



          "I live at 125, 125th St. - on the 125th floor."



          "I live at one twenty-five, a hundred and twenty-fifth street - on the hundred (and) twenty-fifth floor." (the "and" in parentheses is optional)



          As I stated, these are customs - not rules. They self-perpetuate because nobody wants to look like a non-native.






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          In New Yawk, where these types of numbers are used multiple times daily, there are customary differentiations:



          For 1,2,3, - or, first, second and third:



          "I live at 301 (302,309...310) 102nd St. - on the 103rd. floor"



          "I live at three oh one (three oh two, three oh nine...three ten) a hundred and second street - on the hundred and third floor."



          "I live at 125, 125th St. - on the 125th floor."



          "I live at one twenty-five, a hundred and twenty-fifth street - on the hundred (and) twenty-fifth floor." (the "and" in parentheses is optional)



          As I stated, these are customs - not rules. They self-perpetuate because nobody wants to look like a non-native.







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              As you've noted, 103, can be pronounced as "one hundred three" or "one hundred and three". Additionally it can be pronounced beginning with an "a" instead of "one". My research into this question has been both confusing and enlightening. I thought that one of the things that distinguished BrE from AmE was that in BrE "and" is spoken before saying numbers 1 through 99 after saying "hundred", "thousand", "million", "billion" etc. Here's a chart from mathisfun.com to illustrate (I have highlighted the extra "and"s in BrE).:




              101
              US: one hundred one
              UK: one hundred and one
              999

              US: nine hundred ninety-nine
              UK: nine hundred and
              ninety-nine



              1,101
              US: one thousand, one hundred one
              UK: one thousand, one
              hundred and one
              15,016
              US: fifteen thousand, sixteen

              UK: fifteen thousand, and sixteen
              112,621
              US: one
              hundred twelve thousand, six hundred twenty-one
              UK: one hundred and twelve thousand, six hundred and twenty-one



              Millions and More



              191,232,891
              US: one hundred ninety-one million, two hundred
              thirty-two thousand, eight hundred ninety-one
              UK: one hundred
              and ninety-one million, two hundred and thirty-two thousand, eight hundred and ninety-one




              This phenomenon is also attested in the Wikipedia article on English numerals:




              999,000
              nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand (inclusively British
              English, Irish English, Australian English, and New Zealand
              English)



              nine hundred ninety-nine thousand (American English)
              English numerals (Wikipedia)




              And if you want another source, check out the text to speech examples for both American and British speakers at this site. I recommend you type the number "111" because the difference is hard to discern with certain numbers, and "111" is clear. You can see that for the speakers of English from Canada, Australia, Britain and India the "and" is clearly audible, whereas in the American version it isn't.



              However, this practice of not using "and" when reading out numbers by Americans is not universal:




              In American English, many students are taught not to use the word and
              anywhere in the whole part of a number, so it is not used before the
              tens and ones. It is instead used as a verbal delimiter when dealing
              with compound numbers. Thus, instead of "three hundred and
              seventy-three," "three hundred seventy-three" would be said. Despite
              this rule, some Americans use the and in reading numbers containing
              tens and ones as an alternative variant.
              English Numerals (Wikipedia)




              Illinois Democratic candidate: "I am running for the hundred and seventh district..."
              WTHR (Indianapolis-based) anchor says "one hundred and seven"



              All this information has made me uncertain, but it's clear many Americans say the "and" in numbers like this. I don't speak for all people, I can only tell you what I hear.



              As you are specifically asking about an ordinal number and not a cardinal number, I'll give some information I've found about this topic specifically. See this question and answer on a Word Reference forum thread:




              Question: Is this a way to say ordinal numbers for large numbers?

              1,234,295,345
              one billion two hundred thirty-four million two
              hundred ninety-five thousand three hundred forty-fifth?




              There are only two answers, both American users, and both seem to agree that the OP is correct. Note, no "and" before the "forty-fifth"
              Word Reference forum link



              You can also go to the text to speech site I linked and type in 103rd or 111th and see that the "and" is not pronounced.



              On the other hand, there are plenty of examples of the opposite.



              In many other text to speech programs the American speaker says "hundred and third"



              American saying the "Hundred and First Airborne"
              American saying "There is no organisation in the world that can do what the Hundred and First does"
              American saying "Hundred and Seventy Third Airborne
              American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary", talking about a Harley Davidson
              American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary"



              So this question is way outside my knowledge of how people around the world do or should pronounce 103rd. From my experience in BrE you can say it:



              A hundred and third

              or

              One hundred and third



              and in AmE I have heard examples of both the above with and without the "and".



              There may also be more informal vernacular ways of saying it such as "one oh third".






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                As you've noted, 103, can be pronounced as "one hundred three" or "one hundred and three". Additionally it can be pronounced beginning with an "a" instead of "one". My research into this question has been both confusing and enlightening. I thought that one of the things that distinguished BrE from AmE was that in BrE "and" is spoken before saying numbers 1 through 99 after saying "hundred", "thousand", "million", "billion" etc. Here's a chart from mathisfun.com to illustrate (I have highlighted the extra "and"s in BrE).:




                101
                US: one hundred one
                UK: one hundred and one
                999

                US: nine hundred ninety-nine
                UK: nine hundred and
                ninety-nine



                1,101
                US: one thousand, one hundred one
                UK: one thousand, one
                hundred and one
                15,016
                US: fifteen thousand, sixteen

                UK: fifteen thousand, and sixteen
                112,621
                US: one
                hundred twelve thousand, six hundred twenty-one
                UK: one hundred and twelve thousand, six hundred and twenty-one



                Millions and More



                191,232,891
                US: one hundred ninety-one million, two hundred
                thirty-two thousand, eight hundred ninety-one
                UK: one hundred
                and ninety-one million, two hundred and thirty-two thousand, eight hundred and ninety-one




                This phenomenon is also attested in the Wikipedia article on English numerals:




                999,000
                nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand (inclusively British
                English, Irish English, Australian English, and New Zealand
                English)



                nine hundred ninety-nine thousand (American English)
                English numerals (Wikipedia)




                And if you want another source, check out the text to speech examples for both American and British speakers at this site. I recommend you type the number "111" because the difference is hard to discern with certain numbers, and "111" is clear. You can see that for the speakers of English from Canada, Australia, Britain and India the "and" is clearly audible, whereas in the American version it isn't.



                However, this practice of not using "and" when reading out numbers by Americans is not universal:




                In American English, many students are taught not to use the word and
                anywhere in the whole part of a number, so it is not used before the
                tens and ones. It is instead used as a verbal delimiter when dealing
                with compound numbers. Thus, instead of "three hundred and
                seventy-three," "three hundred seventy-three" would be said. Despite
                this rule, some Americans use the and in reading numbers containing
                tens and ones as an alternative variant.
                English Numerals (Wikipedia)




                Illinois Democratic candidate: "I am running for the hundred and seventh district..."
                WTHR (Indianapolis-based) anchor says "one hundred and seven"



                All this information has made me uncertain, but it's clear many Americans say the "and" in numbers like this. I don't speak for all people, I can only tell you what I hear.



                As you are specifically asking about an ordinal number and not a cardinal number, I'll give some information I've found about this topic specifically. See this question and answer on a Word Reference forum thread:




                Question: Is this a way to say ordinal numbers for large numbers?

                1,234,295,345
                one billion two hundred thirty-four million two
                hundred ninety-five thousand three hundred forty-fifth?




                There are only two answers, both American users, and both seem to agree that the OP is correct. Note, no "and" before the "forty-fifth"
                Word Reference forum link



                You can also go to the text to speech site I linked and type in 103rd or 111th and see that the "and" is not pronounced.



                On the other hand, there are plenty of examples of the opposite.



                In many other text to speech programs the American speaker says "hundred and third"



                American saying the "Hundred and First Airborne"
                American saying "There is no organisation in the world that can do what the Hundred and First does"
                American saying "Hundred and Seventy Third Airborne
                American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary", talking about a Harley Davidson
                American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary"



                So this question is way outside my knowledge of how people around the world do or should pronounce 103rd. From my experience in BrE you can say it:



                A hundred and third

                or

                One hundred and third



                and in AmE I have heard examples of both the above with and without the "and".



                There may also be more informal vernacular ways of saying it such as "one oh third".






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                  As you've noted, 103, can be pronounced as "one hundred three" or "one hundred and three". Additionally it can be pronounced beginning with an "a" instead of "one". My research into this question has been both confusing and enlightening. I thought that one of the things that distinguished BrE from AmE was that in BrE "and" is spoken before saying numbers 1 through 99 after saying "hundred", "thousand", "million", "billion" etc. Here's a chart from mathisfun.com to illustrate (I have highlighted the extra "and"s in BrE).:




                  101
                  US: one hundred one
                  UK: one hundred and one
                  999

                  US: nine hundred ninety-nine
                  UK: nine hundred and
                  ninety-nine



                  1,101
                  US: one thousand, one hundred one
                  UK: one thousand, one
                  hundred and one
                  15,016
                  US: fifteen thousand, sixteen

                  UK: fifteen thousand, and sixteen
                  112,621
                  US: one
                  hundred twelve thousand, six hundred twenty-one
                  UK: one hundred and twelve thousand, six hundred and twenty-one



                  Millions and More



                  191,232,891
                  US: one hundred ninety-one million, two hundred
                  thirty-two thousand, eight hundred ninety-one
                  UK: one hundred
                  and ninety-one million, two hundred and thirty-two thousand, eight hundred and ninety-one




                  This phenomenon is also attested in the Wikipedia article on English numerals:




                  999,000
                  nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand (inclusively British
                  English, Irish English, Australian English, and New Zealand
                  English)



                  nine hundred ninety-nine thousand (American English)
                  English numerals (Wikipedia)




                  And if you want another source, check out the text to speech examples for both American and British speakers at this site. I recommend you type the number "111" because the difference is hard to discern with certain numbers, and "111" is clear. You can see that for the speakers of English from Canada, Australia, Britain and India the "and" is clearly audible, whereas in the American version it isn't.



                  However, this practice of not using "and" when reading out numbers by Americans is not universal:




                  In American English, many students are taught not to use the word and
                  anywhere in the whole part of a number, so it is not used before the
                  tens and ones. It is instead used as a verbal delimiter when dealing
                  with compound numbers. Thus, instead of "three hundred and
                  seventy-three," "three hundred seventy-three" would be said. Despite
                  this rule, some Americans use the and in reading numbers containing
                  tens and ones as an alternative variant.
                  English Numerals (Wikipedia)




                  Illinois Democratic candidate: "I am running for the hundred and seventh district..."
                  WTHR (Indianapolis-based) anchor says "one hundred and seven"



                  All this information has made me uncertain, but it's clear many Americans say the "and" in numbers like this. I don't speak for all people, I can only tell you what I hear.



                  As you are specifically asking about an ordinal number and not a cardinal number, I'll give some information I've found about this topic specifically. See this question and answer on a Word Reference forum thread:




                  Question: Is this a way to say ordinal numbers for large numbers?

                  1,234,295,345
                  one billion two hundred thirty-four million two
                  hundred ninety-five thousand three hundred forty-fifth?




                  There are only two answers, both American users, and both seem to agree that the OP is correct. Note, no "and" before the "forty-fifth"
                  Word Reference forum link



                  You can also go to the text to speech site I linked and type in 103rd or 111th and see that the "and" is not pronounced.



                  On the other hand, there are plenty of examples of the opposite.



                  In many other text to speech programs the American speaker says "hundred and third"



                  American saying the "Hundred and First Airborne"
                  American saying "There is no organisation in the world that can do what the Hundred and First does"
                  American saying "Hundred and Seventy Third Airborne
                  American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary", talking about a Harley Davidson
                  American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary"



                  So this question is way outside my knowledge of how people around the world do or should pronounce 103rd. From my experience in BrE you can say it:



                  A hundred and third

                  or

                  One hundred and third



                  and in AmE I have heard examples of both the above with and without the "and".



                  There may also be more informal vernacular ways of saying it such as "one oh third".






                  share|improve this answer














                  As you've noted, 103, can be pronounced as "one hundred three" or "one hundred and three". Additionally it can be pronounced beginning with an "a" instead of "one". My research into this question has been both confusing and enlightening. I thought that one of the things that distinguished BrE from AmE was that in BrE "and" is spoken before saying numbers 1 through 99 after saying "hundred", "thousand", "million", "billion" etc. Here's a chart from mathisfun.com to illustrate (I have highlighted the extra "and"s in BrE).:




                  101
                  US: one hundred one
                  UK: one hundred and one
                  999

                  US: nine hundred ninety-nine
                  UK: nine hundred and
                  ninety-nine



                  1,101
                  US: one thousand, one hundred one
                  UK: one thousand, one
                  hundred and one
                  15,016
                  US: fifteen thousand, sixteen

                  UK: fifteen thousand, and sixteen
                  112,621
                  US: one
                  hundred twelve thousand, six hundred twenty-one
                  UK: one hundred and twelve thousand, six hundred and twenty-one



                  Millions and More



                  191,232,891
                  US: one hundred ninety-one million, two hundred
                  thirty-two thousand, eight hundred ninety-one
                  UK: one hundred
                  and ninety-one million, two hundred and thirty-two thousand, eight hundred and ninety-one




                  This phenomenon is also attested in the Wikipedia article on English numerals:




                  999,000
                  nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand (inclusively British
                  English, Irish English, Australian English, and New Zealand
                  English)



                  nine hundred ninety-nine thousand (American English)
                  English numerals (Wikipedia)




                  And if you want another source, check out the text to speech examples for both American and British speakers at this site. I recommend you type the number "111" because the difference is hard to discern with certain numbers, and "111" is clear. You can see that for the speakers of English from Canada, Australia, Britain and India the "and" is clearly audible, whereas in the American version it isn't.



                  However, this practice of not using "and" when reading out numbers by Americans is not universal:




                  In American English, many students are taught not to use the word and
                  anywhere in the whole part of a number, so it is not used before the
                  tens and ones. It is instead used as a verbal delimiter when dealing
                  with compound numbers. Thus, instead of "three hundred and
                  seventy-three," "three hundred seventy-three" would be said. Despite
                  this rule, some Americans use the and in reading numbers containing
                  tens and ones as an alternative variant.
                  English Numerals (Wikipedia)




                  Illinois Democratic candidate: "I am running for the hundred and seventh district..."
                  WTHR (Indianapolis-based) anchor says "one hundred and seven"



                  All this information has made me uncertain, but it's clear many Americans say the "and" in numbers like this. I don't speak for all people, I can only tell you what I hear.



                  As you are specifically asking about an ordinal number and not a cardinal number, I'll give some information I've found about this topic specifically. See this question and answer on a Word Reference forum thread:




                  Question: Is this a way to say ordinal numbers for large numbers?

                  1,234,295,345
                  one billion two hundred thirty-four million two
                  hundred ninety-five thousand three hundred forty-fifth?




                  There are only two answers, both American users, and both seem to agree that the OP is correct. Note, no "and" before the "forty-fifth"
                  Word Reference forum link



                  You can also go to the text to speech site I linked and type in 103rd or 111th and see that the "and" is not pronounced.



                  On the other hand, there are plenty of examples of the opposite.



                  In many other text to speech programs the American speaker says "hundred and third"



                  American saying the "Hundred and First Airborne"
                  American saying "There is no organisation in the world that can do what the Hundred and First does"
                  American saying "Hundred and Seventy Third Airborne
                  American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary", talking about a Harley Davidson
                  American saying "hundred and tenth anniversary"



                  So this question is way outside my knowledge of how people around the world do or should pronounce 103rd. From my experience in BrE you can say it:



                  A hundred and third

                  or

                  One hundred and third



                  and in AmE I have heard examples of both the above with and without the "and".



                  There may also be more informal vernacular ways of saying it such as "one oh third".







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