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Numbers
In general, spell out whole numbers from one through nine and use numerals (figures) for numbers 10 and above. Exceptions: game scores, course credits, GPAs, school grades, room numbers, book chapters, building numbers.
Spell out fractions standing alone and use symbols for fractions with whole numbers.
Examples:
The rabbit ate three pounds of lettuce and 25 carrots.
He spent one-tenth of his income on clothes.
That is 2 陆 times more than last year.
Three-quarters of the money went to buy shoes.
Avoid starting a sentence with a number, but if you must, don鈥檛 use a numeral.
Examples:
Eighteen out of 30 students received scholarships.
Nineteen sixty-five marked SFU鈥檚 first term.
麻豆视频began its first term in 1965.
You might have to rewrite some sentences: 鈥淔ans bought 300,000 albums in the first week鈥� instead of 鈥�300,000 albums were sold in the first week.鈥�
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Dates and time
Write out months and days of the week in full. For months used with a specific date, abbreviate only Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec.
Examples:
- The ceremony is on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2014.
- She is graduating in June 2014.
For time, use periods between 鈥渁.m.鈥� and 鈥減.m.鈥� When referring to the time at the top of the clock, do not include the zeroes.
Examples:
7 a.m., 7:30 p.m., midnight, noon.