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Initialisms
Initialisms are pronounced letter by letter.
EEG VDAB
Words consisting of consonants only are considered to be initialisms. So are
alphabetic strings (with or without periods) that have two or more uppercase
consonants. They are pronounced letter by letter.
TV BTW PS NB VZW CV
PR CD PC PK
FRENCH SYNTAX RULES
Numbers
Cardinal numbers of up to 15 digits are pronounced as full numbers, longer
digit strings are pronounced digit by digit. Leading zeros are pronounced sepa-
rately.
123456789012345 Cent vingt-trois trillions quatre cent cinquante six...
007 Zéro zéro sept
Periods may be used to separate groups of three digits.
1.234 Mille deux cents trente quatre
123.456.789 Cent vingt-trois millions quatre cents cinquante six...
Decimal numbers may contain up to 15 digits before the comma and up to
15 digits after the comma. Periods may be used to separate groups of three
digits (before the comma). The digit string after the comma is pronounced as
a full number.
100,65 Cent virgule soixante-cinq
1,2 Un virgule deux
Cardinal number followed by the appropriate suffixes are pronounced as or-
dinal numbers.
le 1er et le 10eme la 21e fois