Comments on: Writing Numbers http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/ Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:26:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: paula grzybowskihttp://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-399 paula grzybowski Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:13:43 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-399 I'd like to know if you should use a hiphen when you wirte numbers like thirty-three I’d like to know if you should use a hiphen when you wirte numbers like thirty-three

]]> By: Karlhttp://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-398 Karl Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:19:25 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-398 Hasanain, I've changed my mind a bit about your sentence. I would write either "Twenty-nine to 30 percent of people should…" or "Twenty-nine to thirty percent of people should…" I prefer the second. Myra, unless you're writing a legal document or the style guide of your firm or field demands it, you don't need to put the numeral in parentheses. Hasanain, I’ve changed my mind a bit about your sentence. I would write either “Twenty-nine to 30 percent of people should…” or “Twenty-nine to thirty percent of people should…” I prefer the second.
Myra, unless you’re writing a legal document or the style guide of your firm or field demands it, you don’t need to put the numeral in parentheses.

]]> By: myrahttp://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-397 myra Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:42:40 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-397 Is it necessary to include the actual number in parenthesis after a written number? For example... Should the sentence be "Eight (8) of the fifteen (15) survey respondents..." or "Eight of fifteen survey respondents...." Is it necessary to include the actual number in parenthesis after a written number? For example…
Should the sentence be “Eight (8) of the fifteen (15) survey respondents…” or “Eight of fifteen survey respondents….”

]]> By: Karl Swedberghttp://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-396 Karl Swedberg Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:21:35 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-396 I would try to recast the sentence so that it started with something else. If I absolutely had to lead with the one of them, I would go with the second option, except I would use "to" between "Twenty-nine percent" and "30%" instead of the hyphen. I would try to recast the sentence so that it started with something else. If I absolutely had to lead with the one of them, I would go with the second option, except I would use “to” between “Twenty-nine percent” and “30%” instead of the hyphen.

]]> By: Hasanainhttp://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-395 Hasanain Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:16:15 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-395 I have a Question Which one should i pick... Please help me. 1. 29% to 30% of people should.. or 2. Twenty-nine percent - 30% of people should or Should i start the sentence with something elseThank you I have a Question
Which one should i pick… Please help me.
1. 29% to 30% of people should..
or
2. Twenty-nine percent – 30% of people should
or
Should i start the sentence with something else

Thank you

]]> By: Karlhttp://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-394 Karl Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:05:42 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-394 Hi Al, Yes, there should be a comma after "2006." We treat the year of that particular date format as an appositive, similar to the way we treat a person's credentials after his or her name and the way we treat a state that follows a city:Mary Fredericks, PhD, won the presigious award for her work on crime prevention strategies.The best coffee house in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is Four Friends Hi Al,
Yes, there should be a comma after “2006.” We treat the year of that particular date format as an appositive, similar to the way we treat a person’s credentials after his or her name and the way we treat a state that follows a city:Mary Fredericks, PhD, won the presigious award for her work on crime prevention strategies.The best coffee house in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is Four Friends

]]> By: Alhttp://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-393 Al Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:51:02 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-393 Example: "The document dated September 23, 2006 was rejected due to lack of a comma." Question: Should there be a comma after 2006, or not, when the date is buried in a sentence. Example: “The document dated September 23, 2006 was rejected due to lack of a comma.”
Question: Should there be a comma after 2006, or not, when the date is buried in a sentence.

]]> By: Anna Edlinhttp://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-392 Anna Edlin Mon, 01 Aug 2005 11:15:52 +0000 http://www.englishrules.com/writing/2005/writing-numbers/#comment-392 If you are writing a business letter to Mr. John Smith Jr. and Mrs. Jane Smith, they are married how should it read: Mr. John and Mrs. Jane Smith Jr., or Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith Jr., or Mr. and Mrs. John Jr. and Jane Smith or should we just use the more traditional Mr. and Mrs. John Smith Jr. We really want to include both names in the letter. If you are writing a business letter to Mr. John Smith Jr. and Mrs. Jane Smith, they are married how should it read: Mr. John and Mrs. Jane Smith Jr., or Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith Jr., or Mr. and Mrs. John Jr. and Jane Smith or should we just use the more traditional Mr. and Mrs. John Smith Jr.
We really want to include both names in the letter.

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