# How do you usually say this number: 1,200? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 28, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-say-this-number-1-200/1029621 "2026-04-28T13:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
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TOUR GUIDE: …and on this spot, the Magna Carta was signed! TOURIST: When was that? TOUR GUIDE: 1215. TOURIST: Oh, darn - we missed it by twenty minutes! ---
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Psychiatrist to soldier: “So, when did you last have sex?” Soldier: “Err, about 2020.” Psychiatrist: “That’s a long time ago.” Soldier, looking at his watch: “Not really. It’s only 2045 now.” ---
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In English, I’d usually go with “twelve hundred” In the Waali language of Ghana, which uses a mix of base ten and base twenty, two options would be “Thousand and two-hundred” (_tiisi aneng boara_) or “two-hundred six” (_boara bayo_) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-say-this-number-1-200/1029621.md?page=3)