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: I suggest to rw-word the original task: Show how to spell out a number in (English) words. You can use ... [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] 23:36, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
== Do as English does ==
Since the task deals with a natural language, a program's output should follow the normal language usage. How do you pronounce 1,001? "one thousand <i>and</i> one", not "one thousand, one". Currently Java, Ruby, Basic and Python solutions, probably among others, should be considered inadequate. --[[User:Ledrug|Ledrug]] 21:51, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
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