62. Use numbers correctly

62. Use numbers correctly:

-Every number less than or equal to ten you must spell out:

one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten

All numbers greater than ten should be cited in numerical form:

11,12,13,14,15,...349....567.....999...

-Do not spell out dates or other serial numbers. Write them in figures or in Roman notation, as may be appropriate:

April 29, 2003

Chapter XII

Book IV

(III,iv,1-5)

-commentary: (III,iv,1-5) means Act III, scene iv, lines 1-5

Incorrect:

The baby was born on the fifth of January,1981 and weighed 8 pounds even, but was an amazing seventeen inches long.

Correct:

The baby was born on January 5, 1981 and weighed eight pounds even but was an amazing 17 inches long.