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Rule 2b. Hyphenate all written-out fractions.
Examples:
We recovered about two-thirds of the stolen cash.
One-half is slightly less than five-eighths.
Rule 3a. For clarity, use noon and midnight rather than 12:00 PM and 12:00 AM.
Rule 3b. Using numerals for the time of day has become widely accepted.
Examples:
The flight leaves at 6:22 a.m.
Please arrive by 12:30 sharp.
Rule 4. Mixed fractions are often expressed in figures unless they begin a
sentence.Examples:
We expect a 5 1/2 percent wage increase.
Five and one-half percent was the expected wage increase.
Rule 5. The simplest way to express large numbers is usually best.
Example: twenty-three hundred (simpler than two thousand three hundred)
Rule 6. The following examples are typical when using figures to express dates.
Examples:
the 30th of June, 1934
June 30, 1934 (no -th necessary)
Rule 7. When spelling out decades, do not capitalize them.
Example: During the eighties and nineties, the U.S. economy grew.
