How should I read the number "1700's"?

Answer by  techie (18)

You can either read it "One Thousand Seven Hundreds" or you can read it as "Seventeen Hundreds". I think that Seventeen Hundreds sounds better, especially when talking about the century. However you could also read it as "One Thousand and Seven Hundreds", it all just depends on the way you use it in conversation

Answer by  lonelywolf (2117)

You should not use an apostrophe with dates, so it may be a mistake. If this refers to an address or the exact year of 1700 (not the century), it may be a possessive, but only if it possesses something (i.e., "the 1700's bend in the road").