Simple to use plugin to convert numbers into their english or japaneese counterparts. It will work in all parts of your application (model,views,sweeper,controller). Here are some examples
123.to_english one hundred and twenty-three
123.to_japaneese hyaku niju san
123.to_dollars == one hundred and twenty-three dollars
money = 123.23
money.to_dollars == one hundred and twenty-three dollars and twenty-three cents
money = 1.01
money.to_dollars == one dollar and one cent
The plugin was derived from a solution to the ruby quiz