Re: Web Writing: Numbers - spell out or not?

Subject: Re: Web Writing: Numbers - spell out or not?
From: Amram Hakohen <amramh -at- dnrc -dot- bell-labs -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 13:33:54 -0400

I wouldn't. You are the SME in this regard.
You don't tell them how to code do you?

Bob Morrisette wrote:
>
> I have engineers who insist I write numbers like four (4).
> To me this clutters the page and is harder to read.
>
> How can I convince people that four is sufficient?
>


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