Why the 79 part uses a hyphen
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 79, the 79 part combines seventy and nine, producing seventy-nine.
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79 in words is seventy-nine.
| Style | Words |
|---|---|
| American English | seventy-nine |
| British English | seventy-nine |
Compound numbers from 21 through 99 join the tens word and the ones word with a hyphen. In 79, the 79 part combines seventy and nine, producing seventy-nine.