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    Except for a few basic rules, spelling out numbers vs. using figures (also called numerals) is
    largely a matter of writers' preference. Again, consistency is the key.
    Policies and philosophies vary from medium to medium. The two most influential guidebooks for
    publishers, editors, and writers, the Associated Press Styleb ook and the Chicago Manual of
    Style, have different approaches. The first recommends spelling out the numbers one through
    nine and using figures thereafter; Chicago recommends spelling out the numbers one through
    ninety-nine and using figures thereafter.
    This is a complex topic, with many exceptions, and there is no consistency we can rely on among
    blogs, books, newspapers, and magazines. This chapter will confine itself to rules that all media
    seem to agree on.
    Rule 1. Spell out all numbers beginning a sentence.
    Examples:
    Twenty-three hundred sixty-one victims were hospitalized.
    Nineteen fifty-six was quite a year.
    Note: The Associated Press Styleb ook makes an exception for years.
    Example: 1956 was quite a year.

    Rule 2a. Hyphenate all compound numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine.
    Examples:
    Forty-three people were injured in the train wreck.
    Twenty-seven of them were hospitalized.

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    Rule 2b. Hyphenate all written-out fractions.


    Examples:
    We recovered ab out two-thirds of the stolen cash.
    One-half is slightly less than five-eighths.

    Rule 3a. With figures of four or more digits, use commas. Count three spaces to the left to
    place the first comma. Continue placing commas after every three digits. Important: do not
    include decimal points when doing the counting.
    Examples:
    1,054 people
    $2,417,592.21

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    Rule 3b. It is not necessary to use a decimal point or a dollar sign when writing out sums of
    less than a dollar.
    Not Advised: He had only $0.60.
    Better:
    He had only sixty cents.
    OR
    He had only 60 cents.

    Rule 4a. For clarity, use noon and midnight rather than 12:00 PM and 12:00 AM.

    NOTE
    AM and PM are also written A.M. and P.M., a.m. and p.m., and am and pm. Some put a space
    between the time and AM or PM.
    Examples:
    8 AM
    3:09 P.M.
    11:20 p.m.
    Others write times using no space before AM or PM.
    Example:
    8AM
    3:09P.M.
    11:20p.m.

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    For the top of the hour, some write 9:00 PM, whereas others drop the :00 and write 9 PM (or 9
    p.m., 9pm, etc.).

    Rule 4b. Using numerals for the time of day has become widely accepted.
    Examples:
    The flight leaves at 6:22 a.m.
    Please arrive b y 12:30 sharp.
    However, some writers prefer to spell out the time, particularly when using o'clock.
    Examples:
    She takes the four thirty-five train.
    The b ab y wakes up at five o'clock in the morning.

    Rule 5. Mixed fractions are often expressed in figures unless they begin a sentence.
    Examples:
    We expect a 5 1/2 percent wage increase.
    Five and one-half percent was the expected wage increase.

    Rule 6. The simplest way to express large numbers is usually best.


    Example: twenty-three hundred (simpler than two thousand three hundred)
    Large round numbers are often spelled out, but be consistent within a sentence.
    Consistent: You can earn from one million to five million dollars.
    Inconsistent: You can earn from one million dollars to 5 million dollars.
    Inconsistent: You can earn from $1 million to five million dollars.

    Rule 7. Write decimals using figures. As a courtesy to readers, many writers put a zero in
    front of the decimal point.
    Examples:
    The plant grew 0.79 inches last year.
    The plant grew only 0.07 inches this year.

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    Rule 8. When writing out a number of three or more digits, the word and is not necessary.
    However, use the word and to express any decimal points that may accompany these
    numbers.
    Examples:
    one thousand one hundred fifty-four dollars
    one thousand one hundred fifty-four dollars and sixty-one cents
    Simpler: eleven hundred fifty-four dollars and sixty-one cents

    Rule 9. The following examples are typical when using figures to express dates.
    Examples:
    the 30th of June, 1934
    June 30, 1934 (no -th necessary)

    Rule 10. When spelling out decades, do not capitalize them.


    Example: During the eighties and nineties, the U.S. economy grew.

    Rule 11. When expressing decades using figures, it is simpler to put an apostrophe before
    the incomplete numeral and no apostrophe between the number and the s.
    Example: During the '80s and '90s, the U.S. economy grew.
    Some writers place an apostrophe after the number:
    Example: During the 80's and 90's, the U.S. economy grew.
    Awkward: During the '80's and '90's, the U.S. economy grew.

    Rule 12. You may also express decades in complete numerals. Again, it is cleaner to avoid
    an apostrophe between the year and the s.
    Example: During the 1980s and 1990s, the U.S. economy grew.

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