A numeral should not stand at the beginning of a sentence. A number so placed should be spelled out or the sentence rewritten, to bring the number somewhere else in the sentence.
Wrong: $36,000 was the amount of the debt.
Right: The amount of debt was $36,000.
Wrong: 1941 saw our entry into the war.
Right: The year 1941 saw our entry into the war.
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クリムゾン・インタラクティブ
-> 英文校正・校閲エナゴ
-> 英語テープ起こしボックスタブ
-> 翻訳ユレイタス
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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