atw: Re: Writing numbers in text [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

No. The quoted piece sucks. Try reading it out loud.

I prefer to spell out one to ten and then use digits for 11-on.

Howard.Silcock@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Most usage guides have rules about when to write out numbers as words (one, two, three, ...) and when to use numerals (1, 2, 3, ...). However, from time to time I come across passages written like this (from a document I've just been reading):
This solution has been designed to support up to five (5) users, and three (3) of these systems are being procured.
I've seen this often enough to think there must be some rationale for doing it this way, but I can't imagine what it is. It looks almost as if the writer wonders whether readers mightn't understand the 'written-out' forms.
Anyone know the source of this style of writing? Is there a good reason for it that I'm missing? 

Howard


Howard Silcock
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Zare Pty Ltd
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Fax 02 6112 2073 

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