diff --git a/builtin/string.v b/builtin/string.v
index 1dc4734e2e..ba3caf433e 100644
--- a/builtin/string.v
+++ b/builtin/string.v
@@ -138,16 +138,12 @@ pub fn (s string) replace(rep, with string) string {
 	return tos(b, new_len)
 }
 
-fn (s string) to_i() int {
+fn (s string) int() int {
 	return C.atoi(s.str)
 }
 
-fn (s string) int() int {
-	return s.to_i()
-}
-
-fn (s string) i32() int {
-	return s.to_i()
+fn (s string) f32() f32 {
+	return C.atof(s.str) 
 }
 
 // ==
diff --git a/builtin/string_test.v b/builtin/string_test.v
index 774d327461..d650cab2d4 100644
--- a/builtin/string_test.v
+++ b/builtin/string_test.v
@@ -251,16 +251,16 @@ fn test_arr_contains() {
 
 fn test_to_num() {
 	s := '7'
-	assert s.to_i() == 7
+	assert s.int() == 7
 	f := '71.5 hasdf'
-	assert f.to_float() == 71.5
+	assert f.f32() == 71.5
 	b := 1.52345
 	mut a := '${b:.03f}'
 	assert a == '1.523'
 	num := 7
 	a = '${num:03d}'
 	vals := ['9']
-	assert vals[0].to_i() == 9
+	assert vals[0].int() == 9
 }
 
 fn test_hash() {
@@ -289,4 +289,4 @@ fn test_all_after() {
 	s := 'fn hello'
 	q := s.all_after('fn ')
 	assert q == 'hello'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
diff --git a/http/http_mac.v b/http/http_mac.v
index 5cdf19e925..a5702370ff 100644
--- a/http/http_mac.v
+++ b/http/http_mac.v
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn (req &Request) do() Response {
 	mut status_code := 0
 	if first_header.contains('HTTP/') {
 		val := first_header.find_between(' ', ' ')
-		status_code = val.to_i()
+		status_code = val.int()
 	}
 	// Build resp headers map
 	// println('building resp headers hchunk.strings.len')
diff --git a/time/time.v b/time/time.v
index 9e068274ea..43b988f6e6 100644
--- a/time/time.v
+++ b/time/time.v
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ pub fn parse(s string) Time {
 	second := hms[2]
 	// //////////
 	return new_time(Time {
-		year: ymd[0].to_i()
-		month: ymd[1].to_i()
-		day: ymd[2].to_i()
-		hour: hour.to_i()
-		minute: minute.to_i()
-		second: second.to_i()
+		year: ymd[0].int()
+		month: ymd[1].int()
+		day: ymd[2].int()
+		hour: hour.int()
+		minute: minute.int()
+		second: second.int()
 	})
 }