Appropriate usage of numbers (II)

数字の扱い(II)

◎Treatment of numbers (II)
A number should not be used to start a sentence. Instead, the number should be spelled out or the sentence should be rewritten such that the number is not at the beginning.

Wrong: 100,000 yen was the total amount.
Right: The total amount was 100,000 yen.

Wrong: 1941 saw our entry into the war.
Right: The year 1941 saw our entry into the war.

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Appropriate usage of numbers

数字の扱い(I)

◎ Treatment of numbers (I)

When many numbers appear in the same context in the same sentence, the style of the larger number should be used:

Poor: Only 132 men and ten women were interviewed.
Better: Only 132 men and 10 women were interviewed.

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Spacing with arithmetic symbols

算術記号について

◎ Arithmetic symbols are also used to show the sign or value of a number when it is not used in an equation. In such a case, a space should not be inserted between the symbol and the numeral.

Wrong: The value reached - 5. It was previously > 10.
Right: The value reached -5. It was previously >10.