Numbers - spell or not

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There are many precedents for both writing numbers and spelling out numbers 
which have been presented here. But, this has to do more with the traditional 
forms of particular businesses and less to do with abstract grammatical 
issues. 

Numbers spelled out gravitate to formality and a certain literary bent. 
Written numbers have more to do with finance and science, not that either is 
less formal or literary. 

It might be helpful to look at the history of one's institutional written 
forms and see how this has been handled in the past, is there an editor you 
can consult? 

This question cannot be answered without reference to what is acceptable in 
your neck of the woods and the particular project with which you're involved.

Rodger Parsons
NarrWriter - Voicing the Written Word

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