ハイフンを使った数字の表現
◎ Hyphens are used with spelled-out numbers from twenty-one (21) to ninety-nine (99).
Incorrect: nine-teen, five-hundred
Correct: nineteen, five hundred
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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Usage of "Number"
“Number”
Number: Use number to refer to quantities that can be counted.
Incorrect: The amount of microprocessors manufactured in 2003 was more than that manufactured in 2002.
Correct: The number of microprocessors manufactured in 2003 was more than that manufactured in 2002.
Here, microprocessor is a countable noun, i.e., it can be counted, and should used with the word “number.”
Number: Use number to refer to quantities that can be counted.
Incorrect: The amount of microprocessors manufactured in 2003 was more than that manufactured in 2002.
Correct: The number of microprocessors manufactured in 2003 was more than that manufactured in 2002.
Here, microprocessor is a countable noun, i.e., it can be counted, and should used with the word “number.”
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