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"A" Hundred" versus "One" Hundred
When the words are "a" hundred or "a" thousand, there is a problem for the person who
wishes to keep it as close to verbatim as possible. Technically, "a hundred" and "a
thousand" are not numbers a...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
Thousands
Numbers in the thousands are expressed in figures with a comma and can never be a combination of figures and words.
...sent 45,000...
...received 133,000 of them...
...offered 50,000 for it...
Wh...
Category_MWW Blog>General
The Hyphen for an Incomplete Number
Formal English rules say that an incomplete number should be written out in words.
...I think you said you made four or five hundred dollars.
Combined with the consistency rule, this presents som...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
Words in the Middle of the Year
When a year is interrupted by a word or two, the English rule says to write out the number
in words. That is always the fallback position. However, as always in reporting, numbers
written in words ...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
Sequential References
A sequential reference is a number that is part of a series of numbers, which usually follows the word that designates what the number is referring to. We consider a number
to be "sequential" when ...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
"A Million" or "One Million" and Others
There is a recurring question about these kinds of numbers. What if it is "...sent a hundred dollars to him" or "...paid ten and a half" or "...a little over a million"? The answer is that these ar...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
Consistency for Numbers
Great seeing so many "old" familiar faces at DRA. Wow. It has been a few years. Glad to see you thriving in this wonderful field.
There was a recent discussion on numbers and their form within a s...
Category_MWW Blog>Numbers
Thoughts on the Word "O'clock"
We have differing opinions about the word o'clock and the :00. Some of us were taught that o'clock should be transcribed as ":00" by those wonderful, hard-working teachers of our youth . Others of ...