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Ccp Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Numbers or words to start a sentence
Is it wrong, or awkward, starting a sentence with a number expressed in Arabic numeral instead of words? (e.g. “11 students were late”)
I know it would be safer to turn the numbers into text: “Eleven students were late”, however, as I’m dealing with a document plenty of figures, where the standard is express them as numbers, I would prefer not to do so.
I know it would be safer to turn the numbers into text: “Eleven students were late”, however, as I’m dealing with a document plenty of figures, where the standard is express them as numbers, I would prefer not to do so.
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Most style guides say that if a sentence starts with a number, the number should be spelled out.
- Most style guides say that if a sentence starts with a number, the number should be spelled out.
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Most style guides say that if a sentence starts with a number, the number should be spelled out.
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