diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/NumeralFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/NumeralFin.gf
index e682cdc2e..9aaa2b29b 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/NumeralFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/NumeralFin.gf
@@ -61,16 +61,17 @@ lin
     s = \\_,c => d.s ! c ++ BIND ++ kymmentaN.s ! c ++ BIND ++ e.s ! NumIndep ! c
     } ;
   pot1as2 n = n ;
-  pot2 d = {n = Pl ; s = \\_,c => d.s ! NumAttr ! c ++ BIND ++ sataaN.s ! d.n ! c} ; ----
+  pot2 d = {n = Pl ; s = \\_,c => d.s ! NumAttr ! c ++ nBIND d.n ++ sataaN.s ! d.n ! c} ; ----
   pot2plus d e = {
     n = Pl ; 
-    s = \\_,c => d.s ! NumAttr ! c ++ BIND ++ sataaN.s ! d.n ! c ++ e.s ! NumIndep ! c
+    s = \\_,c => d.s ! NumAttr ! c ++ nBIND d.n ++ sataaN.s ! d.n ! c ++ 
+                 BIND ++ e.s ! NumIndep ! c
     } ;
   pot2as3 n = {n = n.n  ; s = n.s ! NumIndep} ;
-  pot3 d = {n = Pl ; s = \\c => d.s ! NumAttr ! c ++ tuhattaN.s ! d.n ! c} ; ----
+  pot3 d = {n = Pl ; s = \\c => d.s ! NumAttr ! c ++ nBIND d.n ++ tuhattaN.s ! d.n ! c} ; ----
   pot3plus d e = {
     n = Pl ;
-    s = \\c => d.s ! NumAttr ! c ++ tuhattaN.s ! d.n ! c ++ e.s ! NumIndep ! c
+    s = \\c => d.s ! NumAttr ! c ++ nBIND d.n ++ tuhattaN.s ! d.n ! c ++ e.s ! NumIndep ! c
     } ;
 
 oper
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ oper
       }
     } ;
 
+  nBIND : Number -> Str = \n -> case n of {Sg => [] ; _ => BIND} ; -- no BIND after silent 1
+
 -- Too much trouble to infer vowel, cf. "kuudes" vs. "viides".
 
   ordN : Str -> Str -> {s : NForm => Str} = \a,sadas -> 
diff --git a/lib/src/german/NumeralGer.gf b/lib/src/german/NumeralGer.gf
index 69a35cc5e..27299c0c7 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/NumeralGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/NumeralGer.gf
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ lin
   pot3 n = {s = \\g => 
     multiple n.s n.n ++ cardOrd "tausend" "tausendte" ! g ; n = Pl} ; ----
   pot3plus n m = {s = \\g => 
-    multiple n.s n.n ++ "tausend" ++ BIND ++ m.s ! g ; n = Pl} ;
+    multiple n.s n.n ++ "tausend" ++ m.s ! g ; n = Pl} ;
 
 oper
   multiple : (CardOrd => Str) -> Number -> Str = \d,n -> 
diff --git a/lib/src/italian/NumeralIta.gf b/lib/src/italian/NumeralIta.gf
index f1e7bf14a..3dd3e694d 100644
--- a/lib/src/italian/NumeralIta.gf
+++ b/lib/src/italian/NumeralIta.gf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ lin pot01 =
                                          NCard Fem => "una" ;
                                          _ => uno ! f ! g
                                          };
-                    indep =>  case g of
+                    indip =>  case g of
                                    { NCard _ => [] ;
                                      _       => uno ! f ! g
                                     }
@@ -54,25 +54,27 @@ lin pot1 d = spl (d.s ! tiotal) ;
 lin pot1plus d e = 
        let ss = if_then_Str e.isContr  (d.s ! tiouno ! NCard Masc) (d.s ! tiotal ! NCard Masc)
               in
-   {s = table {NCard g =>  ss ++ "&+" ++(e.s ! ental pred ! NCard Masc) ;
-               NOrd g n => ss ++ "&+" ++e.s ! ental indip ! NOrd g n};
+   {s = table {NCard g =>  ss ++ BIND ++(e.s ! ental pred ! NCard Masc) ;
+               NOrd g n => ss ++ BIND ++e.s ! ental indip ! NOrd g n};
      n = Pl} ;
 
 lin pot1as2 n = n ;
 
-lin pot2 d = spl (\\co => d.s ! ental indip ! NCard Masc ++ "&+"++
+lin pot2 d = spl (\\co => d.s ! ental indip ! NCard Masc ++ nBIND d.n ++
   (mkTall "cento" [] [] [] "cent").s ! ental indip ! co) ;
 lin pot2plus d e = 
-  {s = table {NCard g => d.s ! ental indip ! NCard Masc ++ "&+" ++"cento" ++ "&+" ++e.s ! NCard Masc ;
-              NOrd g n => d.s ! ental indip ! NCard Masc ++ "&+" ++"cento" ++ "&+" ++ e.s ! NOrd g n};
+  {s = table {NCard g => d.s ! ental indip ! NCard Masc ++ nBIND d.n ++"cento" ++ BIND ++e.s ! NCard Masc ;
+              NOrd g n => d.s ! ental indip ! NCard Masc ++ nBIND d.n ++"cento" ++ BIND ++ e.s ! NOrd g n};
    n = Pl} ;
 lin pot2as3 n = n ;
-lin pot3 n = spl (\\co => n.s ! NCard Masc ++ "&+" ++
+lin pot3 n = spl (\\co => n.s ! NCard Masc ++ nBIND n.n ++
   (mkTall (mille ! n.n) [] [] [] "mill").s ! ental indip ! co ) ;
 
-lin pot3plus n m = {s = \\g => n.s ! NCard Masc ++ "&+" ++ mille ! n.n ++ "e" ++ m.s ! g ; n = Pl} ;
+lin pot3plus n m = {s = \\g => n.s ! NCard Masc ++ nBIND n.n ++ mille ! n.n ++ "e" ++ m.s ! g ; n = Pl} ;
 
 oper
+  nBIND : Number -> Str = \n -> case n of {Sg => [] ; _ => BIND} ; -- no BIND after silent 1
+
   mkTall : (x1,_,_,_,x5 : Str) -> {s : DForm => CardOrd => Str} =
     \due,dodici,venti,secondo,du -> 
    {s = \\d,co => case <d,co> of {