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Subject:RE: Number one in text From:"Ashaki K. Hamlett" <ashaki -at- altair -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:59:35 -0500
Poster wrote:
What is the correct
way to render the number one in this sentence?
>From Microsoft Technical Publications, version 3.0:
Maintain consistency among categories of information; that is, if one
number in a category requires a numeral, use numerals for all numbers in
that category. When two numbers that refer to separate categories must
appear together, spell out one of them.
Based on the above rule, I would say the second choice is correct where
both numerals are used.
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