Why the 24 part uses a hyphen
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 24, the 24 part combines twenty and four, producing twenty-four.
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24 in words is twenty-four.
| Style | Words |
|---|---|
| American English | twenty-four |
| British English | twenty-four |
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 24, the 24 part combines twenty and four, producing twenty-four.