English digit writing rules

English digit writing rules

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Numbers are often used in Chinese-English Translation and English writing. when words are used and when Arabic numerals are used, it is difficult to determine which ones are used. This type of problem is rarely involved in current grammar books. In fact, in English-speaking countries, there have been several conventional rules when writing numbers. The following is a summary for your reference.

1. publishing houses in countries such as the United States and America follow one principle in typographical layout, that is1To10Represented by words,The number above 10 uses Arabic numerals (and some use 100 as the boundary). This principle deserves our reference.

That table measures ten feet by five.

The Unit is 10 feet long and 5 feet wide.

The
Traditional pattern of classroom experience at the college level brings
The specified sor and a group of 20 to 30 students together for
45-to-50-minute class session two or three times a week.

The traditional teaching method of a university class is that a professor and 20 or 30 students meet twice or three times a week and each teaching lasts for 45 to 50 minutes.

II.The number of students is more concise and clear in Arabic numerals, but the variable quantity and approximate value are more appropriate in words.

There are 203817 voters on the electoral rolls.

There are 203817 voters on the election list.

Nearly thirty thousand voters took part in this election.

Nearly 30 thousand voters participated in the election.

3..Special numbers with dates, percentages, and units are usually Arabic numerals.

Maximum swivel of table is l20.

The Maximum Rotation Angle of the workbench is 120 degrees.

Eg. 3rd March l991 or 3 March l991;

A discount of 5 percent (5% off );

Purchased 7 yards of carpet (buy a 7-yard carpet );

Ordered 2 pounds of minced steak (Order 2 lbs of meat)

If the number and unit involved are uncertain numbers, they can be expressed by words.

About five miles per hour (about 5 miles per hour)

At least ten yards away (at least 10 yards away)

Hesitated for a moment or two (hesitated for a moment)

I have warned you a hundred times (How many times have I warned you .)

Thu.In science and technology articles, numbers frequently appear. It is more advantageous to use Arabic numbers than to use words.

The new engine has a capacity of 4.3 litres and a power output of 153 kilowatts at 4400 revolutions per minute.

The new engine has a capacity of 4.3 liters and a rotation speed of 4400 rpm, with an output power of 153 KW.

We know that the weight of a cubic foot of air at 0? C and 76 cm, pressure is 0.08l pound, or 12 cubic feet of air weigh a pound.

We know that 1 cubic foot of air at 0 degrees Celsius and 760mm mercury pressure, the weight is 0.81 lbs, that is, 12 cubic feet of air is 1 lbs.

V..Do not use Arabic numerals at the beginning of the sentence. Do not use Arabic numerals at the end of the sentence.

4th July is an important date in American history.

The Fourth of July...

19 couples took part in the ballroom dancing competition.

19 contestants participated in the ballroom dance competition.

Should be rewritten to: nineteen couples took...

60% profit was a reported.

It is reported that there is a profit of 60%.

Should be rewritten to: Sixty per cent profit...

1345 kilograms force was applied at the center point of the bar.

During the test, a force of 1345 is added to the midpoint of the rod.

Can be changed to when tested, a force of L 345 kg was applied...

Sat..A score can be expressed by a word with a hyphen.

10 rules for writing numbers and numerals

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How do you express numbers in your writing? When do you
Use figures (digits) And when do you write out the number in words (letters )?
That is, when do you write 9 and when do you write nine?

 

1. Number versus numeral. First things first, what is
Difference between a number and a numeral? A number is an abstract concept
While a numeral is a symbol used to express that number. "three," "3" and "III"
Are all symbols used to express the same number (or the concept of "threeness ").
One cocould say that the difference between a number and its numerals is like
Difference between a person and her name.

 

2. Spell small numbers out. The small numbers, such
Whole numbers smaller than ten, shocould be spelled out. That's one rule you can
Count on. If you don't spell numbers out it will look like you're sending
Instant message, and you want to be more formal than that in your writing.

 

3. No other standard rule: experts don't always agree on
Other rules. Some experts say that any one-word number shocould be written out.
Two-word numbers shoshould be expressed in figures. That is, they say you shoshould
Write out twelve or twenty. But not 24.

 

4. Using the comma. In English, the comma is used as
Thousands separator (and the period as a decimal separator), to make large
Numbers easier to read. So write the size of the Alaska as 571,951 square miles instead
571951 square miles. in continental Europe the opposite is true, periods are
Used to separate large numbers and the comma is used for decimals. Finally,
International Systems of Units (SI) recommends that a space shocould be used
Separate groups of three digits, and both the comma and the period shocould be
Used only to denote decimals, like £13, 50 (the comma part is a mess... I
Know ).

 

5. Don't start a sentence with a numeral. Make it "Fourscore
And seven years ago, "not" 4 score and 7 years ago. "That means you might have
To rewrite some sentences: "fans bought 400,000 copies the First Day" instead
Of "400,000 copies were sold the first day ."

 

6. Centuries and decades shoshould be spelled out. Use
Eighties or nineteenth century.

 

7. Percentages and recipes. With everyday writing and
Recipes you can use digits, like "4% of the children" or "add 2 cups of brown
Rice. "In formal writing, however, you shoshould spell the percentage out like" 12
Percent of the players "(or" twelve percent of the players, "depending on your
Preference as explained in point three ).

 

8. If the number is rounded or estimated, spell it out.
Rounded numbers over a million are written as a numeral plus a word. Use "about
400 million people speak Spanish natively, "instead of" about 400,000,000
People speak Spanish natively. "If You're using the exact number, you 'd write
It out, of course.

 

9. Two numbers next to each other. It can be confusing if
You write "7 13-year-olds", so write one of them as a numeral, like "Seven
13-year-olds ". Pick the number that has the fewest letters.

 

10. ordinal numbers and consistency. Don't say "He was my
1st true love, "but rather" he was my first true love. "be consistent
The same sentence. If my teacher has 23 beginning students, she also has 18
Advanced students, not eighteen advanced students.