Formatting numbers
Posted: July 31st, 2011, 4:08 pm
Proper formatting says that numbers under 100 should be spelled (one, twenty-three etc), and that numbers over 100 should not (123, 4,596 etc). What about when the number is used in dialogue and the speaker stutters?
"One -- one million -- one million nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred ninety nine and I and I remember -- hee heeee. I remember them all." (?)
"One -- 1,000,000 -- 1,999,999 and I and I remember -- hee heeee. I remember them all." (?)
"One -- one million -- one million nine hundred ninety nine thousand nine hundred ninety nine and I and I remember -- hee heeee. I remember them all." (?)
"One -- 1,000,000 -- 1,999,999 and I and I remember -- hee heeee. I remember them all." (?)