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YourAlthough it depends a little on you background / culture / origin etc. According to Standard English , your teacher was right. 

Although calling 135 :

One hundred and thirty five

is very widely done, it is incorrect. Whereas saying

One hundred thirty five

is obscure and causes confusions, it is grammatically correct. (Though I do feel sorry for the guy who counted from 1 to 100,000.)

[Although I am not sure whether One hundred _and_ thirty five should be interpreted as 100.35]

There are many style guides that explain . Here are some links:

1-How to write numbers with words.

2-Ten rules for writing numbers with numerals.

3-Number to Word converter.

4-Ten Rules for writing numbers

5-Writing Numbers (another converter)

Your teacher was right. Although calling 135

One hundred and thirty five

is very widely done, it is incorrect. Whereas saying

One hundred thirty five

is obscure and causes confusions, it is grammatically correct. (Though I do feel sorry for the guy who counted from 1 to 100,000.)

[Although I am not sure whether One hundred _and_ thirty five should be interpreted as 100.35]

There are many style guides that explain . Here are some links:

1-How to write numbers with words.

2-Ten rules for writing numbers with numerals.

3-Number to Word converter.

4-Ten Rules for writing numbers

5-Writing Numbers (another converter)

Although it depends a little on you background / culture / origin etc. According to Standard English , your teacher was right. 

Although calling 135 :

One hundred and thirty five

is very widely done, it is incorrect. Whereas saying

One hundred thirty five

is obscure and causes confusions, it is grammatically correct. (Though I do feel sorry for the guy who counted from 1 to 100,000.)

[Although I am not sure whether One hundred _and_ thirty five should be interpreted as 100.35]

There are many style guides that explain . Here are some links:

1-How to write numbers with words.

2-Ten rules for writing numbers with numerals.

3-Number to Word converter.

4-Ten Rules for writing numbers

5-Writing Numbers (another converter)

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Your teacher was right. Although calling 135

One hundred and thirty five

is very widely done, it is incorrect. Whereas saying

One hundred thirty five

is obscure and causes confusions, it is grammatically correct. (Though I do feel sorry for the guy who counted from 1 to 100,000.)

[Although I am not sure whether One hundred _and_ thirty five should be interpreted as 100.35]

There are many style guides that explain . Here are some links:

1-How to write numbers with words.

2-Ten rules for writing numbers with numerals.

3-Number to Word converter.

4-Ten Rules for writing numbers

5-Writing Numbers (another converter)