Allenberg
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:34 PM
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Ever since I was an editor of my high school newspaper in the late 90s, I've been a stickler when typing out numbers from 0-9. I know, on many internets, some of us prefer to use 1 instead of typing out one.
Who's with me in using journalistic standards when it comes to numbers while typing? :D
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proud2BlibKansan
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:36 PM
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1. Depends on what you are typing |
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I don't think it really matters on internet forums like this. But for important stuff, yes, I use that rule.
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4_Legs_Good
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:37 PM
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2. Depends on which of the internets you're using |
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I type #s differently on different ones
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dorktv
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:38 PM
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3. That dancing milk carton is adorable. |
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I think the rules are you write it out when you are talking about a number but use the number when refering to time. But I could be wrong. I learned this when I was 13.
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:40 PM
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4. As far as journalism goes |
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You always use the numeral when it's a measurement (including time) but otherwise you write the number out between one and nine and use numerals from 10 on.
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Allenberg
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:42 PM
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I even do this when using instant messengers. I have a condition :(
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:46 PM
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7. When you've done it for a while |
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it just feels natural, I suppose.
:D
Love the dancing milk carton by the way.
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:49 PM
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9. I'm in college and have |
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taken all of my writing courses and my professors taught me to print/type out the numbers one through 100 and then 100 up type/write out like mathmatically. :shrug: So that's what I do majority of the time. Sometimes if I'm in a hurry or something I don't.
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:42 PM
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5. I always write the word, when not referring to dates, measurements... |
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Edited on Mon Feb-21-05 07:43 PM by Spider Jerusalem
times, or mathematical calculations, for numbers under 10.
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Mon Feb-21-05 07:47 PM
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8. On the internet, I don't give a shit. |
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But if I am writing a professional paper or something for grad school, yeah I write it out.
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