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Victo Posted 16 years ago
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Punctuation correct?
The project lasted 2 years, 9 months, and 14 days?
It was a 2-year, 9-month, and 14-day project.
It was a 2-year, 9-month, 14-month project?
To keep the listed numbers balanced in text, can I get away with this?
She had 9 cats, 12 dogs, 100 ferrets, and 152 gerbils. (I think this is an easier read than the one below.)
OR
She had nine cats, twelve dogs, one hundred ferrets, and one hundred fifty-two gerbils.
Thanks.
It was a 2-year, 9-month, and 14-day project.
It was a 2-year, 9-month, 14-month project?
To keep the listed numbers balanced in text, can I get away with this?
She had 9 cats, 12 dogs, 100 ferrets, and 152 gerbils. (I think this is an easier read than the one below.)
OR
She had nine cats, twelve dogs, one hundred ferrets, and one hundred fifty-two gerbils.
Thanks.
Top answer
1-- Avoid awkward hypenations. Use this: The project lasted 2 years, 9 months and 14 days. She had nine cats, twelve dogs, 100 ferrets and 152 gerbils.
- 1-- Avoid awkward hypenations.
- Use this: The project lasted 2 years, 9 months and 14 days.
- She had nine cats, twelve dogs, 100 ferrets and 152 gerbils.
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1-- Avoid awkward hypenations. Use this: The project lasted 2 years, 9 months and 14 days.
She had nine cats, twelve dogs, 100 ferrets and 152 gerbils.
She had nine cats, twelve dogs, 100 ferrets and 152 gerbils.
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