Why the 28 part uses a hyphen
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 28, the 28 part combines twenty and eight, producing twenty-eight.
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28 in words is twenty-eight.
| Style | Words |
|---|---|
| American English | twenty-eight |
| British English | twenty-eight |
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 28, the 28 part combines twenty and eight, producing twenty-eight.