Handout: Letters and Numbers

! It is important to give information clearly on the telephone so name sand addresses are not misspelled.
! Names often need to be spelled.
! Even common English names have different spellings e.g., Cathy - Kathy.
! When spelling a name or address it is important to pronounce letters carefully to provide clarification e.g., V as in Vancouver.
! The names of the letters of the alphabet are similar in many languages.
! Vowels are difficult to distinguish e.g., e and i.
! j and g are two consonants which sometimes pose a difficulty.
! In Canadian or British English, the last letter of the alphabet is pronounced “zed”; in American English it is pronounced as “ zee”.
! Always check numbers by repeating them.
! Be careful with pairs such as fifteen (15) and fifty (50).
! Dates are read as June 21 st , April the 8 th .
! When a measurement is used as an adjective, the form becomes singular.
        E.g., She is six years old
        She is a six-year-old girl

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