17. Numbers and symbols CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION

CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION

17. Numbers and symbols

How do you say the numbers and symbols in bold in these sentences? 1 2006 was the company's most profitable year since 1994. The advantage of Internet banking is that you can check your account 24/7. Despite a rigorous advertising campaign, demand has only risen by 8.4% in the last two months. We're meeting in his office at 3.45 this afternoon. Your flight for Zurich leaves at 1800 from Gatwick South Terminal. 2 3 4 5 6 I expect to be back in the country on 30 June. Our next range of products will be released on 10/3/07. She completed the test in a record 27½ minutes. ¾ of all our employees think the canteen food could be improved. The new desk measures exactly 2m x 1m x 1m. 7 8 9 10 11 Is this printer really only £10.99? Oh, sorry sir, that's a mistake. The sticker should say £100.99. And that computer doesn't cost £120.75. It actually costs £1120.75. Please quote reference ACB81 - 25/B. Our new telephone number is 020 7921 3567. 12 13 14 15 16 For more information, call 0845 601 5884. Alternatively, ring 0800 231415. The emergency telephone number in the UK is 999. In the USA it's 911. To access the information you require, press the # key, followed by the 0 key, and finally the * key. 17 18 19 20 He earns a salary of over £200K a year! In fact, he's making so much money that he plans to retire in his mid-50's. 21 We have invested over $6M in new technology. 22 To get here from Croydon, take the M25 northbound, then take the M4 westbound, leave at junction 9 and take the A329 towards Wokingham. 23 The Union held a ballot to see if the workers wanted to strike. The result was 2:1 in favour. My email address is markbarrington@snailmail.co.uk. Hi Todd. GR8 news on the promotion. I'm really :-) for you! CUL8R for a celebratory drink? 24 25 26 He drives to work in a big, fuel-guzzling 4x4. Liverpool won the match against Arsenal by 2:0. In the match against Manchester United the following week, they drew 3:3. 27 28 At the last census, the population of the country was 37,762,418. This book is © Rawdon Wyatt, 2007. The 'Ultimafone®' has just won a 'Product of the Year' award. 29 30

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