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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21049862

The only numbers I will ever spell are one and zero, and only when using them as a pronoun, or for emphasis, respectively.

Is there ever a reason to not to use symbols when dealing with numbers? Why would "fourteen whatevers" ever be preferable to "14 whatevers". It's just so much easier to read numbers as symbols, not spelled out.

(Caveat, not including multipliers, like "273 billion").

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[-] Zwiebel@feddit.org 12 points 2 days ago

But unlike eight 13 is above ten

[-] ftbd@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago

But 8% and 13% are both below 10

[-] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

So is 999%

And I've just learned percent is under two layers of keyboard menus so that's just fantastic.

[-] Zwiebel@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

Do you write thirteen per cent?

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