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Tamguatlay Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Should it be pages 438-9 or page 438-9?

Should it be pages 438-9 or page 438-9?

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There is more than one page, hence 'pages'. You could also say "pp. 438-9".

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  • There is more than one page, hence 'pages'.
  • You could also say "pp.
  • 438-9".
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There is more than one page, hence 'pages'.

You could also say "pp. 438-9".

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It's "pages", but really "pp." in footnotes and the like. The rules for page ranges are rather complicated. Consult a style guide. Chicago wants yours to be "438–39". In everyday prose, I would dispense with the symbol and write "pages 438 and 439". That hyphen is better as an en dash, which you can make on a computer with ALT 0150: "pp. 438–9".

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