Never knew how to do this.
Please LMK your preference, or suggest a preference if the correct way is not shown below.
Select the number below that you think is correct - or prefer.
Are these correct, esp. the commas?
1a. The baby weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces. Comma?
2a. The baby weighed 9 pounds 7 ounces. No commas?
3a. adjective before noun: a 9-pound, 7-ounce baby
4a. OR: a 9-pound-7-ounce baby (3 hyphens for the compound adjective?)
5a. OR: a 9 pound 7 ounce baby boy (no hyphens or commas at all?)
1b. He stood 6 feet, 2 inches tall. Comma?
2b. He stood 6 feet 2 inches tall. No commas?
3b. adjective before noun: a 6-foot, 2-inch man
4b. OR: a 6-foot-2-inch man (3 hyphens for the compound adjective?)
5b. OR: a 6 foot 2 inch man (no hyphens or commas at all?)
Thanks a million.
