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Wed 4 Oct, 2017 11:45 am
When referencing documents or a list of items within a document, is it wrong to write the number as opposed to the word? Example:
Project Deliverables:
- Item 5 was added to the list.
- No objections were stated regarding item 5.1
I take meeting minutes for many of our executive decisions, just want to be sure I am utilizing the most formal approach. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Newbie (First time posting)
In business type documents it is normal to write numbers like you have shown. In some formal or literary writing, e.g. prose such as a short story or novel, it is usual to spell the number e.g. "I have three dogs and two cats".
@centrox,
Actually, the general rule I was taught is that any number ten or less is spelled out, and 11 or more is written as numerals.
@Mame,
Mame wrote:
Actually, the general rule I was taught is that any number ten or less is spelled out, and 11 or more is written as numerals.
This is a matter of style preference; for example the
Guardian advises:
Quote:Spell out from one to nine; numerals from 10 to 999,999; thereafter use m, bn or tn for sums of money, quantities or inanimate objects in copy, eg 5m tonnes of coal, 30bn doses of vaccine, £50tn; but million or billion for people or animals, eg 1 million people, 25 million rabbits, the world population is 7 billion, etc; in headlines always use m, bn or tn
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