Saying 1515

Question

in the spoken response saying "Cette réponse est évidente: c'est évidemment 1515" the speaker seems to say "mille cent cinq quinze".  Is that correct or am I miss hearing it.  If I'm not miss hearing it, why is it cent cinq and not cinq cent?

Accepted Answer

Hi Nigel,
Having listened to the recording, I can confirm that it says "mille cinq cent quinze" but we could also say "Quinze cent quinze" , which is of course the most famous date in history for school children as it is so easy to remember! The battle of Marignan.
Hope this helps!

Answer

Bonjour Nigel,
It is possible you are miss hearing it because, like you noted, it would be «mille cinq cent quinze»
with the number coming before cent and the same way with mille, i.e. deux mille cinq cent.

Answer

Often times one also encounters, as in English, "quinze cent quinze" instead of "mille cinque cent quinze".

-- Chris.