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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...

Number form in some instances depends upon the answer to the question "How verbatim do you want to be?" If the witness says "...a hundred fifteen...," whether you put the number into words or figu...

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...

There are three separate English rules on how time values should be expressed. These rules depend upon how the number is said: with “o’clock” ...I got there at --- o'clock. with “A.M. ...

Exhibit numbers are always in figures -- even at the beginning of a sentence. The word "exhibit" is capped in front of the number. The word "number" is abbreviated as "No."; the plural is "Nos." ....

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...

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...