{"id":10878,"date":"2015-07-08T14:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/?p=10878"},"modified":"2018-06-06T12:29:30","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T10:29:30","slug":"writing-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/de\/writing-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1n967q6-912effd93e98e362bd74c2703850c64e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1n967q6-912effd93e98e362bd74c2703850c64e{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1n967q6-912effd93e98e362bd74c2703850c64e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-13rcftq-dc398f78ea99f0d3168b2dea393b3509 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><p><strong>Writing in English is confusing enough, but what do you do when you want to talk about numbers in a report, press release or even on the English version of your company\u2019s website? Do you write the actual number or write the number in words? There are a couple of rules, but the main thing is to remain stylistically consistent throughout. Here are some tips along with examples<\/strong>:<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><div  class='flex_column av-thutsu-090f8228e984618538a49bb407d16822 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/hs.targettraining.eu\/onep\/alf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10698 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"alf\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-120x125.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-72x75.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-450x469.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf.jpg 626w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 288px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 288\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10698 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-288x300.jpg\" alt=\"alf\" width=\"288\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-120x125.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-72x75.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf-450x469.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.targettraining.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/alf.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/h3>\n<h3>Write out numbers smaller than ten<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>I\u2019m taking three days of holiday next week.<\/li>\n<li>The report I\u2019m reading is 311 pages long.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hyphenate the numbers twenty-one to ninety-nine<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>We hired fifty-three people in the last fiscal year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Use the numeral if discussing measurement, time or proportion<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Our next meeting starts in 15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>His plane should land around 7:30 tomorrow morning.<\/li>\n<li>Our factory is 12 km from the main office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>When discussing precise numbers, do not spell them out<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The average score on the Azubi\u2019s exams was 88.2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Use a hyphen if the number and unit of measurement describe a noun<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A three-meter section of piping needed to be replaced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>You might have to use both numbers and words when the numbers are consecutive<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Our incoming class of Azubis includes 14 twenty-year-old men.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Use numerals for years and dates<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Our company was founded in 1883.<\/li>\n<li>Our next convention is on 5 May 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Try to avoid starting sentences with numbers, but if you do, spell them out, unless it\u2019s a year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Seven hundred and fifty-liters of paint were delivered to the wrong address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Numerals are also best when talking about sums of money<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>We had over \u20ac3.4 million in sales last quarter.<\/li>\n<li>The cost was \u20ac1.20 per unit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some other stylistic points are writing <em>noon<\/em> instead of <em>12 pm<\/em> in order to avoid confusion and to use numerals for fractions (unless they start a sentence). What difficulties have you run into when writing numbers? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Write out numbers smaller than ten I\u2019m taking three days of holiday next week. The report I\u2019m reading is 311 pages long. Hyphenate the numbers twenty-one to ninety-nine We hired fifty-three people in the last fiscal year. Use the numeral if discussing measurement, time or proportion Our next meeting starts in 15 minutes. 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