Numbers
- As a general rule, spell out numbers one through nine; use figures starting with 10. Spell out first through ninth; use figures starting with 10th.
- The Muleriders made a first down.
- She was 14th in her graduating class.
- Express related numbers in a series in the same style.
- Four freshmen, twenty sophomores and three juniors attended class.
- Always spell out numbers at the beginning of a sentence.
- Fifteen sophomores attended the meeting.
- When large numbers must be spelled out, use a hyphen to connect a word ending in “y” to another word.
- Thirty-seven students registered for the class.
- Use a comma in numbers of 1,000 and above, except for temperatures and dates.
- Always use numerals with abbreviations or symbols and in addresses, dates, decimal fractions, and page references. Please note, however, that abbreviations and symbols are primarily reserved for tabular indexing and are rarely used in text material.
Dates
- Spell out the names of months when standing alone or with a year alone.
- November 2000
- When a month is used with a specific date, abbreviate it if it contains six or more letters.
- Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov.
- Do not use a comma between month and year or season and year.
- The Imon E. Bruce Student Center was dedicated in October 1991.
- A comma should follow the year when used with a month and day.
- The students gathered on Oct. 17, 1985, for a birthday celebration.
- Do not use ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, . . . ) in a date.
- Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov.
- Always spell out the days of the week.
- The game will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.
