RE: one vs 1

Subject: RE: one vs 1
From: "Sarah Stegall" <sstegall -at- bivio -dot- net>
To: <quills -at- airmail -dot- net>, "Deborah Hemstreet" <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:07:55 -0700

PARTICULARLY if it's an idea from Marketing. I have never yet gotten
anything other than nonsense out of people who are trained to make up
fake words.

Sarah

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Subject: Re: one vs 1

That we need smarter readers?

In truth there is a reason to use written numerals for ten and below.
That is the flow and comprehension for reading. Also, 1 can be misread
as I or l. Clarity of meaning is the reason for spelling out the numbers

less than ten, and using numbers for the those greater than ten.

Just because someone in marketing wants to do it with all numbers
doesn't make it correct or more readable.

Scott


Deborah Hemstreet wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've written a brochure for a company to distribute to their
employees.
>
> I am in somewhat of a dilemma: Corrections have been returned and they
would
> like all numbers to be printed as numbers (1 not one).
> However, the RULES of writing say to spell out all numbers less than
10.
>
> When writing a statement such as: "There is a one week waiting period
(seven
> consecutive calendar days)"... I have to be honest, I believe the
target
> audience will absorb the information better as: "There is a 1 week
waiting
> period (7 consecutive calendar days)"...
>
> What do you think?
>

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