Number & Numerals: Hints and Tips

SSSSSSSSISIS NUMBERS AND NUMERALS: HINTS AND TIPS SSGSSSSGSSSGGGSE רררנבפבבררברנבבבבבו WHAT IS A NUMERAL? A numeral is a symbol of a number. "20", "six", and "XII" are the numerals of the numbers they represent. Arabic numerals are those we use every day, such as 13 and 6. Roman numerals are seen less frequently and consist of the letters I, V, C, L, X, D, and M in varied combinations. They are often used in titles and names, like "Bertram Moore III" and "Superbowl XLV". RULERS NOT EVERYONE AGREES ON THE RULES CONCERNING NUMERALS; WRITERS USE THIS LEEWAY TO OCCASIONALLY SKIRT THE RULES IF SOMETHING THEY HAVE WRITTEN SEEMS AWKWARD. SSGGGGGGGSSGGGGSSGGSSSGGGSSGGSSSSGGGGSGSGS WRITE THE LITTLE ONES OUT The only rule that everyone agrees on: any number lower than 10 should be written out. II III DONT STARTA SENTENCE WITH NUMERAL SYMBOLS THE COMMA IS YOUR FRIEND In some technical writing, it might acceptable to leave them out, but in formal writing, a lack of commas would make a reader's eyes cross. They are used as a separator at every thousandth. IV NUMBERS BESIDE EACH OTHER Mixing written numerals with symbols can be handy to avoid confusion. Awkward: "25 15-foot poles were installed." SHORTEN THE LONG ONES, WRITE OUT THE SHORT ONES One or two syllable numerals can be written out, though do not mix the two within the same sentence. VI WRITE OUT PERIODS OF TIME To keep formal writing from reminding readers of a music video, write out decades and centuries as opposed to "1980s" or "early 1700s". If it must be shortened, use an apostrophe. VII VIII IX PERCENTAGES In formal writing, avoid the %; write it out. ESTIMATIONS/ROUNDING Numbers over a million and estimations are written as numerals. CARDINALS/ORDINALS/NOMINALS Cardinal numbers in English show a quantity. Ordinals show a position or rank. Nominals are used for identification. Us on Follow SSSGGS Grammarnet Grammar.net All rights reserved © 2011 Twitter NUMBERS AND NUMERALS: HINTS AND TIPS רררנבפבבררברנבבבבבו WHAT IS A NUMERAL? A numeral is a symbol of a number. "20", "six", and "XII" are the numerals of the numbers they represent. Arabic numerals are those we use every day, such as 13 and 6. Roman numerals are seen less frequently and consist of the letters I, V, C, L, X, D, and M in varied combinations. They are often used in titles and names, like "Bertram Moore III" and "Superbowl XLV". RULERS NOT EVERYONE AGREES ON THE RULES CONCERNING NUMERALS; WRITERS USE THIS LEEWAY TO OCCASIONALLY SKIRT THE RULES IF SOMETHING THEY HAVE WRITTEN SEEMS AWKWARD. WRITE THE LITTLE ONES OUT The only rule that everyone agrees on: any number lower than 10 should be written out. II III DONT STARTA SENTENCE WITH NUMERAL SYMBOLS THE COMMA IS YOUR FRIEND In some technical writing, it might acceptable to leave them out, but in formal writing, a lack of commas would make a reader's eyes cross. They are used as a separator at every thousandth. IV NUMBERS BESIDE EACH OTHER Mixing written numerals with symbols can be handy to avoid confusion. Awkward: "25 15-foot poles were installed." V SHORTEN THE LONG ONES, WRITE OUT THE SHORT ONES One or two syllable numerals can be written out, though do not mix the two within the same sentence. VI WRITE OUT PERIODS OF TIME To keep formal writing from reminding readers of a music video, write out decades and centuries as opposed to "1980s" or "early 1700s". If it must be shortened, use an apostrophe. VII VIII IX PERCENTAGES In formal writing, avoid the %; write it out. ESTIMATIONS/ROUNDING Numbers over a million and estimations are written as numerals. CARDINALS/ORDINALS/NOMINALS Cardinal numbers in English show a quantity. Ordinals show a position or rank. Nominals are used for identification. Us on Follow Grammarnet Grammar.net All rights reserved © 2011 Twitter NUMBERS AND NUMERALS: HINTS AND TIPS רררנבפבבררברנבבבבבו WHAT IS A NUMERAL? A numeral is a symbol of a number. "20", "six", and "XII" are the numerals of the numbers they represent. Arabic numerals are those we use every day, such as 13 and 6. Roman numerals are seen less frequently and consist of the letters I, V, C, L, X, D, and M in varied combinations. They are often used in titles and names, like "Bertram Moore III" and "Superbowl XLV". RULERS NOT EVERYONE AGREES ON THE RULES CONCERNING NUMERALS; WRITERS USE THIS LEEWAY TO OCCASIONALLY SKIRT THE RULES IF SOMETHING THEY HAVE WRITTEN SEEMS AWKWARD. WRITE THE LITTLE ONES OUT The only rule that everyone agrees on: any number lower than 10 should be written out. II III DONT STARTA SENTENCE WITH NUMERAL SYMBOLS THE COMMA IS YOUR FRIEND In some technical writing, it might acceptable to leave them out, but in formal writing, a lack of commas would make a reader's eyes cross. They are used as a separator at every thousandth. IV NUMBERS BESIDE EACH OTHER Mixing written numerals with symbols can be handy to avoid confusion. Awkward: "25 15-foot poles were installed." V SHORTEN THE LONG ONES, WRITE OUT THE SHORT ONES One or two syllable numerals can be written out, though do not mix the two within the same sentence. VI WRITE OUT PERIODS OF TIME To keep formal writing from reminding readers of a music video, write out decades and centuries as opposed to "1980s" or "early 1700s". If it must be shortened, use an apostrophe. VII VIII IX PERCENTAGES In formal writing, avoid the %; write it out. ESTIMATIONS/ROUNDING Numbers over a million and estimations are written as numerals. CARDINALS/ORDINALS/NOMINALS Cardinal numbers in English show a quantity. Ordinals show a position or rank. Nominals are used for identification. Us on Follow Grammarnet Grammar.net All rights reserved © 2011 Twitter NUMBERS AND NUMERALS: HINTS AND TIPS רררנבפבבררברנבבבבבו WHAT IS A NUMERAL? A numeral is a symbol of a number. "20", "six", and "XII" are the numerals of the numbers they represent. Arabic numerals are those we use every day, such as 13 and 6. Roman numerals are seen less frequently and consist of the letters I, V, C, L, X, D, and M in varied combinations. They are often used in titles and names, like "Bertram Moore III" and "Superbowl XLV". RULERS NOT EVERYONE AGREES ON THE RULES CONCERNING NUMERALS; WRITERS USE THIS LEEWAY TO OCCASIONALLY SKIRT THE RULES IF SOMETHING THEY HAVE WRITTEN SEEMS AWKWARD. WRITE THE LITTLE ONES OUT The only rule that everyone agrees on: any number lower than 10 should be written out. II III DONT STARTA SENTENCE WITH NUMERAL SYMBOLS THE COMMA IS YOUR FRIEND In some technical writing, it might acceptable to leave them out, but in formal writing, a lack of commas would make a reader's eyes cross. They are used as a separator at every thousandth. IV NUMBERS BESIDE EACH OTHER Mixing written numerals with symbols can be handy to avoid confusion. Awkward: "25 15-foot poles were installed." V SHORTEN THE LONG ONES, WRITE OUT THE SHORT ONES One or two syllable numerals can be written out, though do not mix the two within the same sentence. VI WRITE OUT PERIODS OF TIME To keep formal writing from reminding readers of a music video, write out decades and centuries as opposed to "1980s" or "early 1700s". If it must be shortened, use an apostrophe. VII VIII IX PERCENTAGES In formal writing, avoid the %; write it out. ESTIMATIONS/ROUNDING Numbers over a million and estimations are written as numerals. CARDINALS/ORDINALS/NOMINALS Cardinal numbers in English show a quantity. Ordinals show a position or rank. Nominals are used for identification. Us on Follow Grammarnet Grammar.net All rights reserved © 2011 Twitter NUMBERS AND NUMERALS: HINTS AND TIPS רררנבפבבררברנבבבבבו WHAT IS A NUMERAL? A numeral is a symbol of a number. "20", "six", and "XII" are the numerals of the numbers they represent. Arabic numerals are those we use every day, such as 13 and 6. Roman numerals are seen less frequently and consist of the letters I, V, C, L, X, D, and M in varied combinations. They are often used in titles and names, like "Bertram Moore III" and "Superbowl XLV". RULERS NOT EVERYONE AGREES ON THE RULES CONCERNING NUMERALS; WRITERS USE THIS LEEWAY TO OCCASIONALLY SKIRT THE RULES IF SOMETHING THEY HAVE WRITTEN SEEMS AWKWARD. WRITE THE LITTLE ONES OUT The only rule that everyone agrees on: any number lower than 10 should be written out. II III DONT STARTA SENTENCE WITH NUMERAL SYMBOLS THE COMMA IS YOUR FRIEND In some technical writing, it might acceptable to leave them out, but in formal writing, a lack of commas would make a reader's eyes cross. They are used as a separator at every thousandth. IV NUMBERS BESIDE EACH OTHER Mixing written numerals with symbols can be handy to avoid confusion. Awkward: "25 15-foot poles were installed." V SHORTEN THE LONG ONES, WRITE OUT THE SHORT ONES One or two syllable numerals can be written out, though do not mix the two within the same sentence. VI WRITE OUT PERIODS OF TIME To keep formal writing from reminding readers of a music video, write out decades and centuries as opposed to "1980s" or "early 1700s". If it must be shortened, use an apostrophe. VII VIII IX PERCENTAGES In formal writing, avoid the %; write it out. ESTIMATIONS/ROUNDING Numbers over a million and estimations are written as numerals. CARDINALS/ORDINALS/NOMINALS Cardinal numbers in English show a quantity. Ordinals show a position or rank. Nominals are used for identification. Us on Follow Grammarnet Grammar.net All rights reserved © 2011 Twitter NUMBERS AND NUMERALS: HINTS AND TIPS רררנבפבבררברנבבבבבו WHAT IS A NUMERAL? A numeral is a symbol of a number. "20", "six", and "XII" are the numerals of the numbers they represent. Arabic numerals are those we use every day, such as 13 and 6. Roman numerals are seen less frequently and consist of the letters I, V, C, L, X, D, and M in varied combinations. They are often used in titles and names, like "Bertram Moore III" and "Superbowl XLV". RULERS NOT EVERYONE AGREES ON THE RULES CONCERNING NUMERALS; WRITERS USE THIS LEEWAY TO OCCASIONALLY SKIRT THE RULES IF SOMETHING THEY HAVE WRITTEN SEEMS AWKWARD. WRITE THE LITTLE ONES OUT The only rule that everyone agrees on: any number lower than 10 should be written out. II III DONT STARTA SENTENCE WITH NUMERAL SYMBOLS THE COMMA IS YOUR FRIEND In some technical writing, it might acceptable to leave them out, but in formal writing, a lack of commas would make a reader's eyes cross. They are used as a separator at every thousandth. IV NUMBERS BESIDE EACH OTHER Mixing written numerals with symbols can be handy to avoid confusion. Awkward: "25 15-foot poles were installed." V SHORTEN THE LONG ONES, WRITE OUT THE SHORT ONES One or two syllable numerals can be written out, though do not mix the two within the same sentence. VI WRITE OUT PERIODS OF TIME To keep formal writing from reminding readers of a music video, write out decades and centuries as opposed to "1980s" or "early 1700s". If it must be shortened, use an apostrophe. VII VIII IX PERCENTAGES In formal writing, avoid the %; write it out. ESTIMATIONS/ROUNDING Numbers over a million and estimations are written as numerals. CARDINALS/ORDINALS/NOMINALS Cardinal numbers in English show a quantity. Ordinals show a position or rank. Nominals are used for identification. Us on Follow Grammarnet Grammar.net All rights reserved © 2011 Twitter