User Guide

APPENDIX
Commands List
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
191
Entering numbers
TO ENTER SAY
5five or numeral five
23 twenty three
179 one hundred (and) seventy nine or one seventy nine
NOTE: The word “and” is optional.
5423 five thousand four hundred (and) twenty three
5,423 five [comma] four twenty three
12,537 twelve thousand five hundred and thirty seven
142,015 one hundred and forty two thousand and fifteen
35.23 thirty five [point] two three
0.03 All Dialects: zero [point] zero three
Outside US/Canada: nought [point] nought three
43.28% forty three [point] twenty eight [percent sign]
22 January 1999 twenty two January nineteen ninety nine
April 9, 2001 April nine comma two thousand and one
14/07/85 fourteen [slash] oh seven [slash] eighty five
6/12/00 six [slash] twelve [slash] double oh or six [slash] twelve
[slash] double zero
NOTE: If you say “oh oh,” you must then say “Format
That Number” to remove the extra space.
1/22/2000 one [slash] twenty-two [slash] two thousand
8:30 eight [colon] thirty
4:45 am four forty five a m
10:22 pm ten twenty two p m
5:00 PM five o’clock p m
£45 US/Canada: pound sterling sign forty five
Other Dialects: forty five pounds
$99.50 ninety nine dollars and fifty cents
£5 million US/Canada: pound sterling sign five million
Other Dialects: five million pounds
$3.9 billion US/Canada: three point nine billion dollars
Other Dialects: dollar sign three point nine billion
1/2 one half
1/4 one fourth or one quarter
15/16 fifteen sixteenths or fifteen over sixteen
3 7/8 three and seven eighths or three and seven over eight
9/12 nine [slash] twelve or nine over twelve