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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Adjacent Numbers

Is there any threat of ambiguity in the examples (with adjacent numbers) below? I think they read fine.

•We need six fifty-watt light bulbs for our new flat.

•In my class, there are twenty-seven twelve-year-old children.

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I agree that they're fine as written.

  • I agree that they're fine as written.
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I agree that they're fine as written.

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