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I have not seen a written rule about "o'clock" equaling ":00" in a standard English text. I would love to have a reference for that rule. I know that many people were taught that. I have simply nev...

When the word "dollars" is said and there are numbers above a million with the figure and the word, the dollar sign is used, and the combination is considered to be a unit and uses no hyphen. (NOTE...

In making this distinction, you choose the way it is transcribed depending on how verbatim you want to be. When "eighteen and one half" is said, then it is a mixed number, and the rule says that mi...

When the word "number" is said and is followed by a figure, it is abbreviated except when it begins a sentence since it would look like hte word "no." ...It refers to Section No. 123. ...I am on p...

Military times are expressed as four digits whether or not they are said that way. ...It was 0732 when I left the barracks. ...The call came in at 0900 hours. Happy punctuating! Margie

All dates are in figures. The rule in English is that the ordinal is NOT added to the date after the month. ...It occurred on June 2 late in the afternoon. ...The date is May 4, 2015. ...We visit...

We are in the era of "searchable" documents. An attorney looking for the time of day is not likely to put in "ten" or "four" in his search. The English rules of the 1990s for times don't work anymo...

When the word number is part of a sequential reference in front of a figure, it should be abbreviated "No." The plural is "Nos." ...I believe it is page No. 4. ...It is referenced here as Check No...

All percentages are in figures with the word percent, not the symbol. If there is a suffix added, it is added to the word percent. ...He spent 22 percent more. ...They saved 4 percent by paying ca...