Invitation wording-the year

bakerie

Is it more correct to write "two thousand thirteen" or "two thousand and thirteen"? Or does it not matter?
I'm finding all sorts of conflicting info through google.
Thanks!

Xandy417

Two thousand thirteen is correct. The word "and" is used in numbers to represent a decimal point as in one thousand one hundred two dollars and thirteen cents. When writing out dates and is not used.

Chloeagh

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[QUOTE]Two thousand thirteen is correct. The word "and" is used in numbers to represent a decimal point as in one thousand one hundred two dollars and thirteen cents. When writing out dates and is not used.
Posted by Xandy417[/QUOTE]
Yep. It's a serious pet peeve of mine when people use "and."

banana468

PPs are actually incorrect.

The 'and' is grammatically incorrect and belongs there.    Here's a C&P from Crane's - the invitation experts:

http://blog.crane.com/2012/02/28/wedding-invitation-etiquette-a-line-by-line-guide/

Isn’t it incorrect to use “and,” as in “Two thousand and one”?
In mathematics “and” denotes a decimal point, and since there’s no decimal point in the year “2001,” it may seem incorrect to use “and.”

Wedding invitations, however, are not mathematical equations, so the use of “and” as a decimal point is irrelevant. On wedding invitations, “and” is used simply as a connective word.

 

You also have the option of not putting the year on there at all!

bakerie

Thanks for all the responses! I may just flip a coin to decide, haha!

OwningAHome1981

Mine has and in it. Maybe thats wrong...? I had no say unfortunately. This is how the invite place recommended it so my mom went with it.

Kate61487

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_invitation-wording-the-year?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:557f6811-3d35-402e-85f1-3ab49a73b9e4Post:90809104-d0a2-423c-88ff-1bbbe166efea">Re: Invitation wording-the year</a>:
[QUOTE]PPs are actually incorrect. The 'and' is grammatically incorrect and belongs there.    Here's a C&P from Crane's - the invitation experts: <a href="http://blog.crane.com/2012/02/28/wedding-invitation-etiquette-a-line-by-line-guide/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.crane.com/2012/02/28/wedding-invitation-etiquette-a-line-by-line-guide/</a> Isn’t it incorrect to use “and,” as in “Two thousand and one”? In mathematics “and” denotes a decimal point, and since there’s no decimal point in the year “2001,” it may seem incorrect to use “and.” Wedding invitations, however, are not mathematical equations, so the use of “and” as a decimal point is irrelevant. On wedding invitations, “and” is used simply as a connective word.   You also have the option of not putting the year on there at all!
Posted by banana468[/QUOTE]

How does that disagree with what PPs said?  Basically all that tells me is you *could* use 'and' if you wanted to because it's not a math problem.

That fact, however, won't stop nerds like me and PPs from judging you for using 'and'.

Chloeagh

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_invitation-wording-the-year?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:557f6811-3d35-402e-85f1-3ab49a73b9e4Post:90809104-d0a2-423c-88ff-1bbbe166efea">Re: Invitation wording-the year</a>:
[QUOTE]PPs are actually incorrect. <strong>The 'and' is grammatically incorrect and belongs there.</strong>    Here's a C&P from Crane's - the invitation experts: <a href="http://blog.crane.com/2012/02/28/wedding-invitation-etiquette-a-line-by-line-guide/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.crane.com/2012/02/28/wedding-invitation-etiquette-a-line-by-line-guide/</a> Isn’t it incorrect to use “and,” as in “Two thousand and one”? In mathematics “and” denotes a decimal point, and since there’s no decimal point in the year “2001,” it may seem incorrect to use “and.” Wedding invitations, however, are not mathematical equations, so the use of “and” as a decimal point is irrelevant. On wedding invitations, “and” is used simply as a connective word.   You also have the option of not putting the year on there at all!
Posted by banana468[/QUOTE]
Is this a typo? If not, how does something grammatically incorrect belong? Now my math AND English teachers are getting upset.

banana468

Typo on my part!