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Use of figures

0 In the following sentence, would you use figures in both cases ? What is the rule?02br
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02br 02br 00One style may say to always spell out the words for the numbers ten and lower, while using figures for 11 and higher. )02br 02br 00One style may say that for clarity, always use figures. 02br 02br 00Our house style has this weird rule about using figures for any type of measurement of time or distance, so it's 3 miles, but four people.

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  • 02br 02br 00One style may say to always spell out the words for the numbers ten and lower, while using figures for 11 and higher.
  • )02br 02br 00One style may say that for clarity, always use figures.
  • 02br 02br 00Our house style has this weird rule about using figures for any type of measurement of time or distance, so it's 3 miles, but four people.
  • ) 02br 02br 00So you can do what you want, but you should be 01i 00consistent02i 00.
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0There are no grammar rules for this, only style.02br
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00One style may say to always spell out the words for the numbers ten and lower, while using figures for 11 and higher. (I believe this is AP style.)02br
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00One style may say that usually you spell out ten a
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0 Thank you very much.02br
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0Associated Press. Most American news reports will follow AP style.0-
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