$1.25

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Rachel Adams

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Hello.

In American English in how many ways is it possible to pnounce $1. 25?

1. "A dollar and twenty-five cents."
2. "A dollar twenty-five cents."
3. "A dollar and twenty-five."
 
Hello.

In American English in how many ways is it possible to pnounce $1. 25?

1. "A dollar and twenty-five cents."
2. "A dollar twenty-five cents."
3. "A dollar and twenty-five."
A couple more: 4. A dollar twenty-five. 5. A buck and a quarter. 6. One twenty-five. (with appropriate context).
 
In American English in how many ways is it possible to pronounce $1.25?

1. "A dollar and twenty-five cents."
2. "A dollar twenty-five cents."
3. "A dollar and twenty-five."
These are not used in American English. You can say one dollar and twenty-five cents, one dollar twenty-five cents, or a dollar twenty-five.
 
A couple more: 4. A dollar twenty-five. 5. A buck and a quarter. 6. One twenty-five. (with appropriate context).
Number 4, 5, and 6 are fine, but 1, 2, and 3 are not used.
 
#2 would work if you replaced 'A' with 'one'.
 
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