diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa7da42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+PATH
+  remote: .
+  specs:
+    numbers_in_words (0.3.1)
+      activesupport
+
+GEM
+  remote: https://rubygems.org/
+  specs:
+    activesupport (4.2.5)
+      i18n (~> 0.7)
+      json (~> 1.7, >= 1.7.7)
+      minitest (~> 5.1)
+      thread_safe (~> 0.3, >= 0.3.4)
+      tzinfo (~> 1.1)
+    codeclimate-test-reporter (0.4.8)
+      simplecov (>= 0.7.1, < 1.0.0)
+    diff-lcs (1.2.5)
+    docile (1.1.5)
+    i18n (0.7.0)
+    json (1.8.3)
+    minitest (5.8.3)
+    rspec (3.4.0)
+      rspec-core (~> 3.4.0)
+      rspec-expectations (~> 3.4.0)
+      rspec-mocks (~> 3.4.0)
+    rspec-core (3.4.1)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.4.0)
+    rspec-expectations (3.4.0)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.4.0)
+    rspec-mocks (3.4.0)
+      diff-lcs (>= 1.2.0, < 2.0)
+      rspec-support (~> 3.4.0)
+    rspec-support (3.4.1)
+    simplecov (0.11.0)
+      docile (~> 1.1.0)
+      json (~> 1.8)
+      simplecov-html (~> 0.10.0)
+    simplecov-html (0.10.0)
+    thread_safe (0.3.5)
+    tzinfo (1.2.2)
+      thread_safe (~> 0.1)
+
+PLATFORMS
+  ruby
+
+DEPENDENCIES
+  codeclimate-test-reporter
+  numbers_in_words!
+  rspec (~> 3.4.0)
+
+BUNDLED WITH
+   1.10.6
diff --git a/lib/numbers_in_words.rb b/lib/numbers_in_words.rb
index e004d3b..8dcc85f 100644
--- a/lib/numbers_in_words.rb
+++ b/lib/numbers_in_words.rb
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ def language
       @language ||= "English"
     end
 
-    def in_words(i, language=NumbersInWords.language)
-      NumbersInWords::ToWord.new(i, language).in_words
+    def in_words(i, language=NumbersInWords.language, only_compress=false)
+      NumbersInWords::ToWord.new(i, language).in_words(only_compress)
     end
 
-    def in_numbers(s, language=NumbersInWords.language)
-      NumbersInWords::ToNumber.new(s, language).in_numbers
+    def in_numbers(s, language=NumbersInWords.language, only_compress=false)
+      NumbersInWords::ToNumber.new(s, language).in_numbers(only_compress)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/numbers_in_words/duck_punch.rb b/lib/numbers_in_words/duck_punch.rb
index 3f6d28d..34f426e 100644
--- a/lib/numbers_in_words/duck_punch.rb
+++ b/lib/numbers_in_words/duck_punch.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ def in_words language=NumbersInWords.language
 end
 
 module WordsInNumbers
-  def in_numbers language=NumbersInWords.language
-    NumbersInWords.in_numbers(self, language)
+  def in_numbers(only_compress = false, language=NumbersInWords.language)
+    NumbersInWords::ToNumber.new(self, language).in_numbers(only_compress)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/numbers_in_words/number_parser.rb b/lib/numbers_in_words/number_parser.rb
index 17ae195..1aedd4c 100644
--- a/lib/numbers_in_words/number_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/numbers_in_words/number_parser.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@ module NumbersInWords::NumberParser
   #3. add memory to answer,reset,  because power of ten>2    0      2000
   #4. add 1 to memory                                        1      2000
   #5. finish - add memory to answer                          0      2001
-  def parse(integers)
+  def parse(integers, only_compress = false)
+    scales_n = [100, 1000, 1000000, 1000000000, 1000000000000, 10**100] 
+    if integers.length < 2
+      return only_compress ? integers : integers.empty? ? 0 : integers[0]
+    end
+    if [] == scales_n & integers
+      return pair_parse(integers, only_compress)
+    end
     memory = 0
     answer = 0
     reset = true #reset each time memory is reset
@@ -58,8 +65,7 @@ def parse(integers)
             reset = true
           end
         end
-
-        if memory < integer
+        if memory < integer 
           memory *= integer
         else
           memory += integer
@@ -77,5 +83,35 @@ def power_of_ten? integer
     power_of_ten(integer) == power_of_ten(integer).to_i
   end
 
+  # 15,16
+  # 85,16
+  def pair_parse(ints, only_compress = false)
+    ints = compress(ints)
+    return ints if only_compress
+    return ints[0] if ints.length == 1
+    sum = 0
+    ints.each do |n|
+      sum *= n >= 10 ? 100 : 10
+      sum += n
+    end
+    sum
+  end
+
+  # [40, 2] => [42]
+  def compress(ints)
+    res = []; i = 0
+    return [] if ints.empty?
+    while i < ints.length - 1
+      if ints[i] > 0 && ints[i] % 10 == 0 && ints[i + 1] < 10
+        res << ints[i] + ints[i + 1]
+        i += 2
+      else
+        res << ints[i]
+        i += 1
+      end
+    end
+    i < ints.length ? res << ints[-1] : res
+  end
+
   extend self
 end
diff --git a/lib/numbers_in_words/to_number.rb b/lib/numbers_in_words/to_number.rb
index 68dec3a..d637ebf 100644
--- a/lib/numbers_in_words/to_number.rb
+++ b/lib/numbers_in_words/to_number.rb
@@ -16,27 +16,48 @@ def language
     end
   end
 
-  def handle_negative text
-    -1 * (text.gsub(/^minus /, "")).in_numbers if text =~ /^minus /
+  def handle_negative(text, only_compress)
+    if text =~ /^minus/
+      stripped = text.gsub(/^minus/, "")
+      stripped_n = NumbersInWords.in_numbers(stripped, language, only_compress)
+      only_compress ? stripped_n.map{ |k| k * -1 } : -1 * stripped_n
+    end
   end
 
-  def in_numbers
-    text = to_s
+  def in_numbers(only_compress = false)
+    text = to_s.strip
+    return text.to_f if text =~ /^-?\d+(.\d+)?$/
 
     text = strip_punctuation text
-    i = handle_negative text
+
+    i = handle_negative(text, only_compress)
     return i if i
 
+    mixed = text.match /^(-?\d+(.\d+)?) (hundred|thousand|million|billion|trillion)$/
+
+    if mixed && mixed[1] && mixed[3]
+      third_match = NumbersInWords.in_numbers(mixed[3])
+      first_match = NumbersInWords.in_numbers(mixed[1])
+      return first_match * third_match
+    end
+
+    one = text.match /^one (hundred|thousand|million|billion|trillion)$/
+
+    if one
+      first_match = NumbersInWords.in_numbers(one[1])
+      return only_compress ? [first_match] : first_match
+    end
+
     h = handle_decimals text
     return h if h
 
     integers = word_array_to_integers text.split(" ")
 
-    NumbersInWords::NumberParser.parse integers
+    NumbersInWords::NumberParser.parse integers, only_compress
   end
 
   def strip_punctuation text
-    text = text.downcase.gsub(/[^a-z ]/, " ")
+    text = text.downcase.gsub(/[^a-z 0-9]/, " ")
     to_remove = true
 
     to_remove = text.gsub! "  ", " " while to_remove
@@ -47,22 +68,12 @@ def strip_punctuation text
   def handle_decimals text
     match = text.match(/\spoint\s/)
     if match
-      integer = match.pre_match.in_numbers
-
-      decimal = decimal_portion match.post_match
-
-      integer + decimal
+      integer = NumbersInWords.in_numbers(match.pre_match)
+      decimal = NumbersInWords.in_numbers(match.post_match)
+      integer +=  "0.#{decimal}".to_f
     end
   end
 
-
-  def decimal_portion text
-    words    = text.split " "
-    integers = word_array_to_integers words
-    decimal  = "0." + integers.join()
-    decimal.to_f
-  end
-
   #handles simple single word numbers
   #e.g. one, seven, twenty, eight, thousand etc
   def word_to_integer word
diff --git a/lib/numbers_in_words/version.rb b/lib/numbers_in_words/version.rb
index 7b50ca1..fd8ea92 100644
--- a/lib/numbers_in_words/version.rb
+++ b/lib/numbers_in_words/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module NumbersInWords
-  VERSION = "0.3.0"
+  VERSION = "0.3.1"
 end
diff --git a/numbers_in_words.gemspec b/numbers_in_words.gemspec
index f5018aa..539a101 100644
--- a/numbers_in_words.gemspec
+++ b/numbers_in_words.gemspec
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.summary       = "Example: 123.in_words # => \"one hundred and twenty three\", \"seventy-five point eight\".in_numbers # = > 75.8"
 
   gem.version       = NumbersInWords::VERSION
-  gem.authors       = ["Mark Burns"]
-  gem.email         = ["markthedeveloper@gmail.com"]
-  gem.homepage      = "http://github.com/markburns/numbers_in_words"
+  gem.authors       = ["Mark Burns", "Dimid Duchovny"]
+  gem.email         = ["dimidd@gmail.com"]
+  gem.homepage      = "http://github.com/dimidd/numbers_in_words"
 
   gem.add_dependency      "activesupport"
   gem.add_development_dependency      "rspec", "~> 3.4.0"
diff --git a/spec/non_monkey_patch_spec.rb b/spec/non_monkey_patch_spec.rb
index 5af790d..7b433dc 100644
--- a/spec/non_monkey_patch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/non_monkey_patch_spec.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
   describe ".in_numbers" do
     it do
       expect(NumbersInWords.in_numbers("one hundred")).to eq 100
+
+      expect(NumbersInWords.in_numbers("minus one hundred")).to eq -100
+      expect(NumbersInWords.in_numbers("twenty four" )).to eq 24
+      expect(NumbersInWords.in_numbers("one point two")).to eq 1.2
+      expect(NumbersInWords.in_numbers("one hundred googol")).to eq  100*10**100
+      expect(NumbersInWords.in_numbers("one hundred googol and thirty")).to eq 30 + 100*10**100
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/numerical_strings_spec.rb b/spec/numerical_strings_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5adc20f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/numerical_strings_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require './spec/spec_helper'
+
+describe NumbersInWords do
+  it "should recognize numerical strings" do
+    arr = %w(8 56 100 5789 3435356)
+    arr.each{ |s| expect(s.in_numbers).to eql(s.to_f) }
+  end
+
+  it "should recognize mixed strings" do
+    mixed = {
+      "19 hundred" => 1_900.0,
+      "20 thousand" => 20_000.0,
+      "100 million" => 100_000_000.0,
+      "7 billion" => 7_000_000_000.0,
+      "42 trillion" => 42_000_000_000_000.0
+    }
+    mixed.each{ |k, v| expect(k.in_numbers).to eql(v) }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/words_in_numbers_spec.rb b/spec/words_in_numbers_spec.rb
index 8a13d55..ddea76c 100644
--- a/spec/words_in_numbers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/words_in_numbers_spec.rb
@@ -132,4 +132,14 @@
       in_numbers).to eq(75.84327694518)
   end
 
+  it "should handle years notation" do
+    expect("fifteen sixteen".in_numbers) .to eq(1516)
+    expect("eighty five sixteen".in_numbers) .to eq(8516)
+    expect("nineteen ninety six".in_numbers) .to eq(1996)
+    expect("forty nine ninety eight forty seven seventy nine".in_numbers) .to eq(49984779)
+    expect("fifteen sixteen".in_numbers) .to eq(1516)
+    expect("fifteen sixteen seven".in_numbers) .to eq(15167)
+    expect("fifteen sixteen seventeen".in_numbers) .to eq(151617)
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/years_spec.rb b/spec/years_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2be67ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/years_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require './spec/spec_helper'
+
+describe WordsInNumbers do
+  it "should handle years notation" do
+    expect("fifteen sixteen seventeen".in_numbers) .to eq(151617)
+    expect("forty nine ninety eight forty seven seventy nine".in_numbers) .to eq(49984779)
+     expect("sixty seven six".in_numbers) .to eq(676)
+     expect("one fifty".in_numbers).to eq(150)
+     expect("two fifty".in_numbers).to eq(250)
+     expect("one point fifty six fifty seven".in_numbers).to eq(1.5657) 
+     expect("one three forty seven".in_numbers).to eq(1347) 
+     expect("one three five point forty seven".in_numbers).to eq(135.47)
+		 expect("one ten sixty three".in_numbers).to eq(11063)
+  end
+
+end