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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
numbers in letters or digits?
I quota the paragraph below from BBC news online. My question is:
When should I write a number in letters and when in digits?
In the par. below, 23 is written in letters and 10 in digits. What is the norm?
Especially, in academic writing, what should one be careful about: in wiriting in letters or in digits?
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Twenty-three people died and 10 were injured when an elevated magnetic train ploughed into a maintenance vehicle in north-western Germany. "
When should I write a number in letters and when in digits?
In the par. below, 23 is written in letters and 10 in digits. What is the norm?
Especially, in academic writing, what should one be careful about: in wiriting in letters or in digits?
"
Twenty-three people died and 10 were injured when an elevated magnetic train ploughed into a maintenance vehicle in north-western Germany. "
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Hi, If you look in style guides, they will give you detailed guidelines. I offer just a couple of pieces of personal advice. 1) In formal writing, write in words unless the number requires what seems like an excessive number of words.
- Hi, If you look in style guides, they will give you detailed guidelines.
- I offer just a couple of pieces of personal advice.
- 1) In formal writing, write in words unless the number requires what seems like an excessive number of words.
- eg write 'twenty-three' or 'two thousand', but write 2,347,691 in numbers.
- 2) For 'similar' numbers, write in a consistent way.
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Hi,
If you look in style guides, they will give you detailed guidelines. I offer just a couple of pieces of personal advice.
1) In formal writing, write in words unless the number requires what seems like an excessive number of words.
eg write 'twenty-three' or 'two thousand', but write 2,347,691 in numbers.
2) For 'similar' numbers, write in a consistent
If you look in style guides, they will give you detailed guidelines. I offer just a couple of pieces of personal advice.
1) In formal writing, write in words unless the number requires what seems like an excessive number of words.
eg write 'twenty-three' or 'two thousand', but write 2,347,691 in numbers.
2) For 'similar' numbers, write in a consistent
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